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US 2017/0372802 A1Published application
Nuclear fuel rod
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorsWILLIAM A. BYERS, Guoqiang Wang, Kevin A. Harding
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Abstract
A Gland Seal End Plug closure for a nuclear fuel rod cladding composed of silicon carbide or other materials that cannot be welded. The sealant is, preferably, made from one or more forms of pure graphite and the ram, seat and other components of the Gland Seal End Plug are formed from high temperature metallic or ceramic materials.
Claims20
A nuclear fuel rod comprising:
- a tubular cladding constructed from a material that cannot be welded or brazed, that surrounds an interior volume;
- a first closure sealing off one end of the tubular cladding;
- a nuclear fuel occupying a portion of the interior volume;
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- a gland seal end plug sealing off a second end of the tubular cladding.
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