Process and apparatus for sealing nuclear reactor fuel

Details Process and apparatus for sealing nuclear reactor fuel Process and apparatus for sealing nuclear reactor fuel

1975-09-10

1978-02-21

Reynolds, Bruce A.

Electric heating

Metal heating

By arc

219 60A, B23K 900

Patent

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040754545

ABSTRACT:
Process and apparatus for simultaneously pressurizing a fuel rod having a plug in one end, welding a plug in the other end and sealing a gas pressurizing orifice therein in a single operation. A weld chamber is provided which accommodates one end of a seal rod having a plug fixed in the rod end by a friction fit. A mechanism pushes the fuel rod into the weld chamber which is then pressurized to force gas through a plug orifice into the fuel rod. During subsequent rotation of the rod, an electrode in the weld chamber forms a weld puddle which bridges the end plug-fuel rod interface and the plug orifice to thereby weld the plug in the rod and seal the plug orifice in a single operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3683148 (1972-08-01), Boyko et al.
patent: 3725635 (1973-04-01), Fink et al.
patent: 3835291 (1974-09-01), Sciaky

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