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SEAL WELD HOLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seal welding
1, record 1, English, seal%20welding
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The upper plug comprises a small-diameter orifice, called "seal weld hole, "enabling the fuel rod to be pressurised with helium before plugging this hole by welding, this operation is often being called "seal welding. " 2, record 1, English, - seal%20welding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- queusotage
1, record 1, French, queusotage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obturation par soudage du queusot d'un crayon de combustible mox. 2, record 1, French, - queusotage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
queusotage : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 5 septembre 2021. 3, record 1, French, - queusotage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seal weld hole
1, record 2, English, seal%20weld%20hole
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- exhaust tip hole 2, record 2, English, exhaust%20tip%20hole
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rods contain a stack of fuel pellets held by bearing against one of the plugs(called lower plug) with the help of a spring compressed between the fissile column and the opposite plug(upper plug). The upper plug comprises a small-diameter orifice, called "seal weld hole, "enabling the fuel rod to be pressurised with helium before plugging this hole by welding, this operation is often being called "seal welding. " 1, record 2, English, - seal%20weld%20hole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- queusot
1, record 2, French, queusot
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Crayonnage. Les pastilles [de combustible] sont rangées en colonnes de façon à obtenir la longueur voulue de l’empilement […] Les crayons préalablement équipés, constitués de la gaine, du bouchon inférieur soudé et de l’entretoise inférieure (crayons [de l’entreprise] STBI) sont alors accostés au dispositif de remplissage assurant l’étanchéité entre crayon et boîte à gants des pastilles[.] […] le bouchon supérieur est serti, puis soudé. Ensuite, au poste de travail suivant, le bouchon supérieur est perforé (queusot) pour conditionner l’intérieur du crayon en hélium sous pression (20 à 30 bar) puis le queusot est obturé. 2, record 2, French, - queusot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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