AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CLEANING OF A NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus (9) and a method for cleaning a nuclear fuel element (8) in a liquid filled space (2). The fuel element (8) comprises an inner space (8a) with an opening (8b). The apparatus (9) comprises a connecting element (11), which is adapted to be connected to a portion of the fuel element (8), which comprises said opening (8b) and flow means (16, 32), which is adapted to create, at least during a part of a cleaning process of the fuel element (8), a liquid flow through inner space of the fuel element (8a) via said opening (8b).