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Apparatus for cleaning radioactive tube banks

  • US 4,691,723 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1985
  • Issued: 09/08/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for cleaning radioactive contaminated banks of tubular members which have open ends located in a plane, said apparatus comprising:

  • hose means for spraying a cleansing liquid,feed means for feeding said hose means in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis at said tubular members,a cleaning carriage, said feed means being mounted on said cleaning carriage,an intermediate carriage, said cleaning carriage being slidably mounted on said intermediate carriage,first drive means for moving said cleaning carriage in a straight line on said intermediate carriage,a main carriage, said intermediate carriage being slidably mounted on said main carriage,second drive means for moving said intermediate carriage on said main carriage in a straight line normal to a direction of movement of said cleaning carriage,a circular centering ring, said main carriage being rotatably mounted on said circular centering ring, andthird drive means for rotating said main carriage on said circular centering ring to thereby simultaneously rotate said cleaning carriage and said intermediate carriage.

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