Abstract: Sanitary ware, including a ceramic base material, an upper glaze layer positioned on a surface of the ceramic base material, and an intermediate layer positioned between the ceramic base material and the upper glaze layer, wherein the sanitary ware satisfies at least one of the following conditions: a pore area ratio of 3% or less in terms of a ratio of an area of pores present in a cut surface obtained by cutting the upper glaze layer along the thickness direction thereof, relative to an area of the cut surface, an average pore size of 50 ?m or less as measured with respect to the cut surface obtained by cutting the upper glaze layer along the thickness direction thereof, and a difference of 50 ?m or less between the maximum and minimum values of the thickness of the upper glaze layer.

Abstract: The washbowl includes a bowl recessed downward, and comprising a ceramics base material, an intermediate layer disposed on a surface side of the ceramics base, and an upper glaze layer disposed on a surface side of the intermediate layer, the upper glaze layer being more transparent than the intermediate layer; and a drainage port. The bowl includes an inclined surface formed on a surface of the bowl and continuously recessed downward, the inclined surface formed at a position at least on a front side of the surface of the bowl when a user uses the bowl, the position being configured to be seen by the user, and the inclined surface is formed such that a tangent to the inclined surface is formed at 5 degrees to 75 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.

Abstract: A handling apparatus for a measuring instrument for the inside of a nuclear reactor has a pair of take-up drums each having a wire rope wrapped around it. A measuring instrument is secured to one end of each of the wire ropes. Each take-up drum rotates together with a corresponding drive wheel to raise or lower the measuring instrument by means of the cable. The take-up drums and the drive wheels are connected to a single motor by a gearbox equipped with a clutch which enables power to be selectively transmitted to either of the take-up drums and the corresponding drive wheel.