The Blast Cleaning Process as an Aid to Visual Weld Inspection
Description:
Late in 1958 it became apparent that some fuel elements were failing in the Hanford reactors as a result of water entering through the weld. The mode of entry appeared to be first through a void in the weld, then through a non-wet area or a train of voids in the braze, and finally to the uranium core. Defective closures of a similar nature were also typical of many fuel elements which have failed in the autoclaving operation as shown in Figure 1.
Date:
March 9, 1960
Creator:
Hanson, G. R.
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