Inventor
HAUGHTON ROBERT A
US6 patents
Patents
6 patentsUS4857260AAug 15, 1989
Apparatus for assembling and welding end plugs to nuclear fuel cladding tubes and inspecting the end plug welds on an automated basis
GEN ELECTRIC40 citations91
US5448034ASep 5, 1995
Weld shape control system for TIG welding of small pressurization hole
GEN ELECTRIC24 citations89
US5375756ADec 27, 1994
Apparatus for assembling and welding final end plugs to nuclear fuel-containing cladding tubes and inspecting the welds, all on an automated basis
GEN ELECTRIC38 citations89
US5345488ASep 6, 1994
Nuclear fuel rod having concave weld across pressurization hole in end plug
GEN ELECTRIC22 citations89
US5958267ASep 28, 1999
High pressure laser welding of nuclear fuel rods
GEN ELECTRIC17 citations79
US5748691AMay 5, 1998
Apparatus and methods for sealing end plugs for nuclear fuel rods
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations60