We have designed, fabricated and tested a variety of tools which can be used for remote inspection and handling of spent (used) nuclear fuel which is stored under water in pools at nuclear stations.

Tools suitable for grasping, prying and surface cleaning operations which are performed at the bottom of the fuel inspection pools have been adapted for use with a universal tool handle which is manually actuated from above the pool.

We can also provide resolution and colour standards for underwater cameras and periscopes, and identification clips for disassembled fuel elements. Tools are fabricated from passivated stainless steel to minimize corrosion.

Some of the inspection tools have been automated with electric drive motors to move the fuel and facilitate the underwater inspections and measurements.

We have a large water tank which simulates the spent fuel bay in a nuclear reactor and is used for testing prototypes of the inspection tools and for training fuel inspectors.