Plasma welding apparatus for guide thimble and guide thimble end plug of nuclear fuel assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9646728
APP PUB NO 20140190945A1
SERIAL NO

14149102

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Disclosed is a plasma welding apparatus for a guide thimble and guide thimble end plug of a nuclear fuel assembly, which includes: a welding chamber (100) includes an end-plug inserting part (110) into which the end plug (10) is inserted, a guide-thimble inserting part (120) which is provided on the same axis as the end-plug inserting part (110) and into which the guide thimble (20) is inserted and fixed, a torch assembling part (130) to which a plasma welding torch (131) is assembled so as to make a right angle with the end-plug inserting part (110) and the guide-thimble inserting part (120), and argon inflow and outflow ports (141, 142) through which argon is supplied or discharged; an end-plug transfer unit (210) supplying the end plug (10) to the end-plug inserting part (110); and an guide-thimble transfer unit (220) transferring the guide thimble (20) to the guide-thimble inserting part (120).

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KEPCO NUCLEAR FUEL CO LTD242 DAEDEOK-DAERO 989BEON-GIL YUSEONG-GU DAEJEON 305-353

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Hung Soon Daejeon, KR 8 12
Guk, Soon Ki Daejeon, KR 3 1
Hwang, Chang Hwan Daejeon, KR 88 2317
Lee, Ju Young Chungcheongnam-do, KR 100 359
Na, Tae Hyung Daejeon, KR 7 8
Oh, Yeong Seon Daejeon, KR 1 0

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