Soon Gi Guk

Title: Soon Gi Guk and Nuclear Fuel Assembly Welding

Introduction

Soon Gi Guk is an inventor associated with Daejeon, South Korea, and Kepco Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. His work includes an invention for spot-welding components of a nuclear fuel skeleton. The supplied information lists 1 patent for him.

Latest Patents

The listed patent, “Spot Welding Gun and Welding Method for the Nuclear Fuel Skeleton,” concerns equipment for joining guide tubes and an instrumentation tube to a spacer grid used in a nuclear fuel assembly. The grid has cells for fuel rods, a central instrumentation-tube hole, and four symmetrically arranged guide-tube holes.

The disclosed device includes a welding gun with a body, two holders bearing opposing electrodes, and a drive unit that adjusts the distance between the electrodes. A connected robot has a rotary joint that can rotate the welding gun. The patent describes a system and method intended to support spot welding of the nuclear fuel skeleton’s components.

Career Highlights

Guk’s listed patent connects his inventive work with nuclear fuel assembly manufacturing at Kepco Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. The invention focuses on welding equipment designed for the specific arrangement of tubes and spacer grids in a nuclear fuel skeleton.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Hyung Sup Kim and Se Ick Son as Guk’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or describe particular collaborative contributions.

Conclusion

Soon Gi Guk’s listed invention addresses specialized spot-welding equipment for assembling nuclear fuel skeletons, reflecting a focus on manufacturing technology for nuclear fuel components.