BRAVER

BRAVER

BRAVER is an independent module designed to perform complete ultrasonic examinations of reactor pressure vessel safety injection nozzle-to-shell welds.

Key features

  • inspection of the safety injection nozzle welds from shell side
  • ultrasound inspection parallel to weld and orthogonal to weld
  • ultrasound inspection in accordance with PDI qualification supplement 4 & 6
  • full range ultrsound inspection of the weld region
  • all underwater-motorized actuator enclosures are pressurized to prevent damage due to water leakage
  • all components are made of corrosion resistant stainless steel or aluminum for durability and ease of decontamination
  • power input: 3 × 400 V / 32 A
  • air supply: 0.6 MPa dried and filtered instrument air
  • maximum overall dimensions while assembled (without remote docking system):
    • length (without remote docking system): 1431 mm
    • width (without remote docking system): 946 mm
  • weight while assembled (without remote docking system):122.5 kg
  • maximum inspection speed: 150 mm/s