• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.88-94
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• 2001

DUPIC (Direct use of spent PWR fuel in CANDU reactors) nuclear fuel is a CANDU fuel fabricated remotely from spent PWR fuel materials in a hot cell. The soundness of the end closure welds of nuclear fuel elements is an important factor for the safety and performance of nuclear fuel. To evaluate the soundness of the end closure welds of DUPIC fuel element, a precise X-ray inspection system is developed using a micro-focus X-ray generator with an image intensifier and a real time camera system. The fuel elements made of Zircaloy-4 and stainless steel by an Nd:YAG laser welding and a TIG welding aye inspected by the developed inspection system. The soundness of the welds of the fuel elements was confirmed by the X-ray inspection process, and the irradiation test of DUPIC fuel elements has been successfully completed at the HANARO research reactor.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 1998

핵연료 제작과정에서 봉단마개 용접부는 완벽한 품질이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 와전류탐상방법을 이용하여 봉단마개 용접부의 검사를 위한 기초적인 방법을 연구하였다. 봉단마개 용접부 와전류검사를 위한 주사속도와 와전류신호의 최대주파수를 찾았고 잡음신호제거를 위해 대역통과여파기(0-250Hz)론 사용하였다. 이러한 와전류탐상방법은 직경 0.35mm의 작은 핀홀결함에서도 좋은 감도를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2000년도 특별강연 및 추계학술발표대회 개요집
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• pp.251-253
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• 2000

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2002

A study on microstructures of welds for Zircaloy-4 sheath end closure by the resistance upset welding methods was carried out. Two upset welding process variations such as magnetic farce and multi-impulse resistance welding were used. Grain size and microhardness across welds were analysed in terms of welding parameters. Magnetic farce resistance weld with one cycle of unbalanced mode has smaller upset length and $\alpha-grain$ size in heat affected zone than those of multi-impulse resistance weld because of lower heat input and shorter welding time. Heat affected zone formed by two upset resistance welding variations revealed fine Widmanstatten structure or martensitic ${\alpha}'$ structure due to the high heating rate and foster cooling rate. Magnetic force resistance welds showed recrystallized grains before grain growth, whereas multi-impulse resistance welds showed full grain growth.