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Brazed thermocouple pass-through for sodium service in a liquid-metal- cooled fast breeder reactor

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OSTI ID:4159067
Sensors installed in special fuel elements for the EBR-II reactor had 30- ft-long leads that would pass from the sodium environment through a sealed bulkhead. A hydrogen-atmosphere, induction-heated brazing furnace was constructed to simultaneously braze 20-26 separate sensor leads at one time. The brazed seals were leak-tight, and the sheath wall has less than 10 percent interaction with the braze alloy. (auth)
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
NSA Number:
NSA-33-006762
OSTI ID:
4159067
Report Number(s):
CONF-751012--10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English