Abstract: Systems and methods use inserted dividers with control rod drives (CRDs) to flush CRDs from inside a reactor. Dividers separate flush zones from the reactor. Pumps, injectors, gravity, or any other drive, potentially in combination with draining pumps, vacuums, or other suctioning device, flow the fluid through the divider into the zone and back out of the same for flushing out radiation and debris or bringing about any other desired condition. A handling pole may extend several meters to allow operators to reach any CRD and place the divider and flushing components about the same. Flow paths may extend with the pole to deliver and remove the flush fluid to divider ports. Additional cameras, locators, detectors, batteries, etc. may be used to inspect and clean. The systems may clean CRDs whenever accessible, such as after a control blade or rod has been removed during a maintenance outage.

Abstract: An I. S. Machine has a plurality of sections each of which has a controller located with the blank side operator interface which receives a sync signal from a machine control and data from a machine data server. The controller operates the section in accordance with a number of cycles commanded by an operator via blank and blow side interfaces.

Abstract: Sensor cartridges include a fluid constituent-selective sensor membrane in direct sealing contact with a face of a flow-through sample cell in surrounding relationship to a sensor port. The sensor membrane has sufficiently large surface area so as to entirely cover the sensor port and establish an annular region in surrounding relationship thereto. It is this annular region which is in direct contact with a corresponding region of the sample cell face so as to provide self-sealing capabilities. The sensor cartridge most preferably includes a flow-through sample cell having a zig-zag or serpentine flow channel so as to provide a series of sensor ports on both of the opposed cell faces. The faces of the sample cell are most preferably provided with recessed regions which define a series of land surfaces each of which surrounds a respective one of the sensor ports.