Remotely controlled system to weld spent nuclear fuel.(Welding/Joining)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  June, 2004  

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A prototype remote-controlled system that will permanently close the waste packages of spent nuclear fuel before final disposal in the proposed federal repository being studied at Yucca Mountain in Nevada is being designed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls.

The INEEL will also build and test the system at the Idaho laboratory. The waste package consists of two containers, one nested within the other, with three lids. The packages can be various diameters and heights. INEEL engineers are integrating off-the-shelf ...

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