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Nuclear fuel rod wiping apparatus and method

  • US 4,913,177 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1988
  • Issued: 04/03/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for wiping an exterior surface of a tube, said wiping apparatus comprising:

  • (a) means for moving a tube along a first path while concurrently rotating the tube about its own longitudinal axis; and

    (b) means for moving a web of toweling along a second path generally across said first path and into contact with the tube moving along said first path so as to perform wiping of the exterior surface of the tube.

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