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CECIL® - Nuclear Steam Generator Robotic Inspection and Maintenance

Foster-Miller developed the CECIL® robot under contract to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Consolidated Edison and Public Service Electric & Gas to provide inspection and cleaning capability within the tube bundle of steam generators used in nuclear power plants. With a flexible lance, the teleoperated robot allows access to these remote locations and 10,000-psi water jets remove hard and soft sludge deposits while the operator remotely controls the operation using video feedback.

The robot is installed through an inspection handhole in the generator and moves throughout the lower region of the tube bundle. CECIL® provides visual inspection, contaminant sampling and foreign object retrieval in addition to cleaning.  All operations are controlled remotely. CECIL® is designed to operate in a restricted high radiation environment by personnel in protective clothing. Systems have been delivered and are currently used in nuclear plants in Japan, Korea, France and Canada as well as in the United States.  Foster-Miller is teamed with Westinghouse to provide CECIL® services to domestic nuclear utilities.

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