(19)
(11) EP 0 977 207 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/26

(21) Application number: 99114681.2

(22) Date of filing: 27.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G21C 17/017(2006.01)
 G21C 19/00(2006.01)

(54)

Maintenance system for a reactor incore piping section

Eingriffsystem zur Wartung eines Leitungsabschnitts im Inneren eines Reaktorkerns

Système d'intervention pour l'entretien d'un tronçon de tuyauterie dans le coeur d'un réacteur

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR SE

(30) Priority: 27.07.1998 JP 21158098

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/05

(73) Proprietor: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Sakamaki, Kazuo
    Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen 
European Patent Attorneys Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München
80687 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-96/13838
   
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