Apparatus and methods for sealing end plugs for nuclear fuel rods
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods for sealing end plugs for nuclear fuel rods 失效
    用于密封核燃料棒的端塞的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5748691A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-05

    申请号:US613488

    申请日:1996-03-11

    CPC分类号: G21C21/02 G21C3/10 Y02E30/40

    摘要: End plugs for nuclear fuel rods are provided with a spot weld along the interior end face of the end plugs to seal any streamer openings or passages along the axis of the end plugs, thereby maintaining the fuel rods sealed at its opposite ends. The spot welds are applied by an automated laser welding system in which pallets of end plugs are supported on X-Y positioning tables below a laser movable in a vertical direction. By successively locating the end plugs in the pallet below the laser, the spot welds are formed along the axis of the end plugs and along the interior faces thereof sealing the end plugs.

    摘要翻译: 用于核燃料棒的端塞在端塞的内端面设置有点焊,以密封沿着端塞的轴线的任何拖缆开口或通道,从而将燃料棒保持在其相对端密封。 点焊通过自动化激光焊接系统施加,其中端板的托盘被支撑在可沿垂直方向移动的激光下方的X-Y定位台上。 通过将端塞连续地定位在激光器下方的托盘中,沿着端塞的轴线并沿其内表面形成点焊密封端塞。

    Recovery of fluoride from waste solutions
    4.
    发明授权
    Recovery of fluoride from waste solutions 失效
    从废液中回收氟化物

    公开(公告)号:US5413682A

    公开(公告)日:1995-05-09

    申请号:US218398

    申请日:1994-03-28

    摘要: Fluoride is recovered from an aqueous ammonium fluoride and ammonium hydroxide solution by electrolyzing the solution in an electrochemical cell having an ion-exchange membrane between a catholyte chamber and an anolyte chamber whereby hydrofluoric acid is formed and the concentration of ammonium hydroxide is enriched. Part of the hydrofluoric acid can be combined with the ammonium fluoride remaining after the ammonium hydroxide had been stripped from the treated solution to produce ammonium acid fluoride.

    摘要翻译: 通过在阴极电解液室和阳极电解液室之间的具有离子交换膜的电化学电池中电解电解溶液,从而形成氢氟酸并富集氢氧化铵的浓度,从氟化铵和氢氧化铵水溶液中回收氟化物。 氢氧化钠的一部分可以在从经处理的溶液中汽提出氢氧化铵后留下的氟化铵与氟化铵结合,生成氟化铵。

    Fuel rod loading apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Fuel rod loading apparatus 失效
    燃油棒装载装置

    公开(公告)号:US5386444A

    公开(公告)日:1995-01-31

    申请号:US4012

    申请日:1993-01-15

    IPC分类号: G21C21/00 G21C3/334 G21C19/00

    摘要: An apparatus for loading nuclear fuel rods through spacer grid cells of a fuel bundle includes a handle having at least one elongate clip joined thereto, and a flexible tubular sleeve joined to the clip. The clip rigidly supports the sleeve along its longitudinal axis while allowing the sleeve to unfurl perpendicularly thereto for disassembly from a fuel rod. In several embodiments of the invention, the clip may include a slot for bridging adjacent grid cells during assembly, or the clip may be removably fixedly joined to the handle for allowing easy replacement of the sleeves.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过燃料束的间隔栅格单元装载核燃料棒的装置包括具有与其连接的至少一个细长夹的手柄和连接到夹子的柔性管状套筒。 夹子沿其纵向轴线刚性地支撑套筒,同时允许套筒垂直地展开以从燃料棒拆卸。 在本发明的几个实施例中,夹具可以包括用于在组装期间桥接相邻格栅单元的狭槽,或者夹子可以可拆卸地固定地连接到手柄以允许容易地更换套筒。

    Method and apparatus for preventing hazardous explosion of ammonium
nitrate
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for preventing hazardous explosion of ammonium nitrate 失效
    防止硝酸铵危险爆炸的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5335577A

    公开(公告)日:1994-08-09

    申请号:US60133

    申请日:1993-05-13

    摘要: A one-shot thermal fuse mounted directly on the casing of a centrifugal pump to prevent overheating and concentration of ammonium nitrate. The thermal fuse is screwed into a standard pipe coupling welded to a designated location on the pump casing. The thermal fuse has an electrical contact connected in the pump control circuit. A compressed spring is prevented from urging the electrical contact into an open position by a pellet of fusible material which is designed to melt at a desired threshold temperature below the temperature at which ammonium nitrate explodes. If the heat produced by the pump melts the pellet of fusible material, the spring is released, thereby opening the electrical contact and shutting off the pump. Alternatively, the temperature-sensitive element mounted on the pump casing can be a thermocouple or a temperature switch having a bimetallic element.

    摘要翻译: 直接安装在离心泵套管上的一体式热熔丝,可防止硝酸铵过热和浓缩。 热保险丝拧入焊接到泵壳上指定位置的标准管接头。 热保险丝在泵控制电路中连接有一个电气触点。 压缩弹簧被阻止通过可熔材料颗粒将电触点推动到打开位置,该芯片设计成在硝酸铵爆炸的温度以下的期望阈值温度下熔化。 如果由泵产生的热量熔化可熔材料的颗粒,则释放弹簧,从而打开电接触并关闭泵。 或者,安装在泵壳体上的温度敏感元件可以是具有双金属元件的热电偶或温度开关。

    Heat treated tube
    10.
    发明授权
    Heat treated tube 失效
    热处理管

    公开(公告)号:US4576654A

    公开(公告)日:1986-03-18

    申请号:US438515

    申请日:1982-11-01

    IPC分类号: C22F1/18 G21C21/02

    摘要: There is provided a nuclear fuel element having a zirconium alloy cladding tube with improved corrosion resistance. The cladding tube comprises a metallurgical gradient across the width of the tube wall wherein the tube has a more corrosion-resistant metallurgical condition at the outer circumference and a less corrosion-resistant metallurgical condition at the inner circumference. The metallurgical gradient can be generated by heating an outer circumferential portion of the tube to the high alpha or mixed alpha plus beta range while maintaining the inner surface at a lower temperature, followed by cooling of the tube.

    摘要翻译: 提供了具有耐腐蚀性提高的锆合金包覆管的核燃料元件。 包层管包括横跨管壁的宽度的冶金梯度,其中管在外周具有更耐蚀的冶金条件,在内圆周处具有较少的耐腐蚀冶金条件。 可以通过将管的外周部分加热到高α或混合α+β范围同时将内表面保持在较低温度,随后冷却管而产生冶金梯度。