MANIPULATOR FOR CARRYING OUT REPAIR WORKS IN THE COLLECTOR OF THE STEAM GENERATOR OF VVER-TYPE NUCLEAR REACTOR Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC F22B37/20 

FIELD: nucleonics and nuclear engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to nuclear engineering, in particular to equipment for repair works to steam generators of nuclear power plants with VVER-type reactors. Manipulator is proposed for carrying out repair works in a collector of a steam generator of a nuclear reactor of a VVER-type reactor containing a support means with guide elements, on which a carriage with a sliding platform for placing tools and plugs is installed, wherein the support means is provided with a drive for moving the carriage along the guide elements and a drive for rotating the support means around the axis of the collector, and with a drive of the sliding platform. Distinctive feature of the proposed manipulator is that on the sliding platform a landing site for the welding module and a milling module with the possibility of a quick replacement is provided, and the support means is equipped with upper and lower power centralizers for fixing said support means within the collector, wherein the power centralizers are equipped with synchronous drives.

EFFECT: technical result is to improve reliability and productivity.

11 cl, 4 dwg