FR2400752B1 - Appareil pour le soudage d'un bouchon de fermeture dans un tube de combustible nucleaire - Google Patents

Appareil pour le soudage d'un bouchon de fermeture dans un tube de combustible nucleaire

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FR2400752B1
FR2400752B1 FR7823524A FR7823524A FR2400752B1 FR 2400752 B1 FR2400752 B1 FR 2400752B1 FR 7823524 A FR7823524 A FR 7823524A FR 7823524 A FR7823524 A FR 7823524A FR 2400752 B1 FR2400752 B1 FR 2400752B1
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welding
nuclear fuel
fuel tube
closure plug
closure
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Expired
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FR7823524A
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FR2400752A1 (fr
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Denis Yeo
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/10—End closures ; Means for tight mounting therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/02—Seam welding; Backing means; Inserts
    • B23K9/028—Seam welding; Backing means; Inserts for curved planar seams
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Butt Welding And Welding Of Specific Article (AREA)
FR7823524A 1977-08-15 1978-08-09 Appareil pour le soudage d'un bouchon de fermeture dans un tube de combustible nucleaire Expired FR2400752B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/824,592 US4188521A (en) 1977-08-15 1977-08-15 Apparatus for welding an end plug in a nuclear fuel tube

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FR2400752A1 FR2400752A1 (fr) 1979-03-16
FR2400752B1 true FR2400752B1 (fr) 1986-04-04

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US (1) US4188521A (fr)
JP (1) JPS5828033B2 (fr)
BE (1) BE869750A (fr)
CA (1) CA1089937A (fr)
DE (1) DE2831239A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES472540A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2400752B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2003778B (fr)
IL (1) IL55105A (fr)
IT (1) IT1097639B (fr)
SE (1) SE435691B (fr)

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SE7808621L (sv) 1979-03-23
SE435691B (sv) 1984-10-15
JPS5432149A (en) 1979-03-09
ES472540A1 (es) 1979-11-01
CA1089937A (fr) 1980-11-18
FR2400752A1 (fr) 1979-03-16
IL55105A (en) 1981-07-31
JPS5828033B2 (ja) 1983-06-13
IT1097639B (it) 1985-08-31
GB2003778A (en) 1979-03-21
US4188521A (en) 1980-02-12
DE2831239A1 (de) 1979-03-01
BE869750A (fr) 1979-02-14
IT7826540A0 (it) 1978-08-07
GB2003778B (en) 1982-01-06

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