Fine motion control rod drive mechanism handling apparatus and method of handling fine motion control rod drive mechanism

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PATENT NO 8915161
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13030486

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A fine motion control rod drive mechanism handling apparatus attaches a fine motion control rod drive mechanism having a control rod drive mechanism body, a spool piece, a motor bracket and a motor unit to a reactor pressure vessel, and detaches it from the reactor pressure vessel. The fine motion control rod drive mechanism handling apparatus is provided with a bolt wrench assembly, a motor unit attachment mounted to the bolt wrench assembly, for meshing a first gear of a first gear coupling on a spool piece side with a second gear of a second gear coupling on a motor unit side, and a rotation mechanism mounted to the bolt wrench assembly, for rotating the motor unit attachment.

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HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY LTD1-1 SAIWAI-CHO 3-CHOME HITACHI-SHI IBARAKI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akatsuka, Hirokazu Hitachi, JP 7 13
Kodama, Toshihiro Hitachi, JP 10 30
Suzuki, Takeaki Hitachi, JP 30 245

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