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Automated closure system for nuclear reactor fuel assemblies

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5860412

A welder for automated closure of fuel pins by a pulsed magnetic process in which the open end of a length of cladding is positioned within a complementary tube surrounded by a pulsed magnetic welder. Seals are provided at each end of the tube, which can be evacuated or can receive tag gas for direct introduction to the cladding interior. Loading of magnetic rings and end caps is accomplished automatically in conjunction with the welding steps carried out within the tube.

Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4542267
OSTI ID:
5860412
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English