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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1985
Francis Cellier, Export, PA (US);
Robert T Graulty, Columbia, SC (US);
Wendell L Johnson, Dentsville, SC (US);
David M Batson, Lexington, SC (US);
John C Limpert, Export, PA (US);
Christopher K Wu, Columbia, SC (US);
George D Bucher, Allison Park, PA (US);
Clarence D John, Jr, Penn Hills, PA (US);
John E Steinkirchner, Penn Hills, PA (US);
Paula J Larouere, North Versailles, PA (US);
Hemant H Shah, Monroeville, PA (US);
Robert A Williams, Columbia, SC (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An automated fuel rod production system includes a radioactive powder fabrication and processing stage, a pellet fabrication stage, a pellet processing stage, a tube preparation stage and a fuel rod fabrication and inspection stage, all of which provide a continuous (paced) mode of operation from the conversion of a radioactive gas to powder, through the fabrication of the powder into pellets, to completion of the assembly of the fuel rods. Extra capacity is designed into the system at critical points in the powder processing and pellet fabrication and processing stages to facilitate the continuous, paced mode of operation.