Published March 1983 | Version v1
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Friction grip enclosure: a means for increasing the fatigue life of fuel rod end welds. LWBR Development Program

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Description

A friction grip enclosure was developed to increase the fatigue life of end welds in the LWBR fuel rods. This report describes the friction grip enclosure design concept and provides a sample analysis to illustrate the design application procedure. A cyclic proof test, performed to verify the fatigue performance of the friction grip enclosure, is also described. Adequate fatigue performance was demonstrated for the LWBR end welds when subjected to the maximum expected cyclic loads during LWBR operation

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 as DE83009553.

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Imprint Pagination
44 p.
Report number
WAPD-TM--1348

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14796520
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
CLOSURES; FATIGUE; FRICTION; FUEL CANS; FUEL RODS; LWBR TYPE REACTORS; WEAR; WELDED JOINTS
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; JOINTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS