Tag gas capsule with magnetic piercing device
Abstract
An apparatus for introducing a tag (i.e., identifying) gas into a tubular nuclear fuel element. A sealed capsule containing the tag gas is placed in the plenum in the fuel tube between the fuel and the end cap. A ferromagnetic punch having a penetrating point is slidably mounted in the plenum. By external electro-magnets, the punch may be caused to penetrate a thin rupturable end wall of the capsule and release the tag gas into the fuel element. Preferably the punch is slidably mounted within the capsule, which is in turn loaded as a sealed unit into the fuel element.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862580
- Patent Number(s):
- 3964967
- Application Number:
- 05/552398
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(45-1)-2170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1975 Feb 24
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- tag gas; identifying gas; tubular nuclear fuel element; fuel element; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Nelson, Ira V. Tag gas capsule with magnetic piercing device. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Nelson, Ira V. Tag gas capsule with magnetic piercing device. United States.
Nelson, Ira V. Thu .
"Tag gas capsule with magnetic piercing device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862580.
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title = {Tag gas capsule with magnetic piercing device},
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abstractNote = {An apparatus for introducing a tag (i.e., identifying) gas into a tubular nuclear fuel element. A sealed capsule containing the tag gas is placed in the plenum in the fuel tube between the fuel and the end cap. A ferromagnetic punch having a penetrating point is slidably mounted in the plenum. By external electro-magnets, the punch may be caused to penetrate a thin rupturable end wall of the capsule and release the tag gas into the fuel element. Preferably the punch is slidably mounted within the capsule, which is in turn loaded as a sealed unit into the fuel element.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
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