General Atomics, Inc.

Brian Stephen Austin

Jiping Zhang

Christian Peter Deck

Christina Allyssa Back

Jonathan David Sheeder

Hesham Ezzat Khalifa

Robert Warren Stemke

Gokul Vasudevamurthy

Carlos Bacalski

Eric Song

This patent document relates to systems, structures, devices, and fabrication processes for ceramic matrix composites suitable for use in a nuclear reactor environment and other applications requiring materials that can withstand high temperatures and/or highly corrosive environments. In one exemplary aspect, a method of joining and sealing ceramic structures is disclosed. The method comprises forming a joint of a ceramic structure and an end plug using a sealing material, wherein the end plug has a hole that goes through a top surface and a bottom surface of the end plug; filling the ceramic structure with a desired gas composition through the hole; heating a material into a molten form using a heat source; and directing the material into the hole, wherein the material solidifies to seal the end plug.

Joining and sealing pressurized ceramic structures

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Ramona, CA, United States of America

Brian Stephen Austin