Apparatus for welding a flange of a guide thimble tube in nuclear fuel assembly

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PATENT NO 8622277
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12687045

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Disclosed therein are an apparatus for and a method of automatically welding a flange to a guide thimble tube in a nuclear fuel assembly. The automatic welding apparatus includes: a welding part located on an axially conveying line of a tube for welding a welded surface of the tube inserted thereinto and a welded surface of a flange; a flange supplying part for supplying the flange at a tube inlet of the welding part onto the axially conveying line; and a conveying part mounted on the axially conveying line in such a way as to move the tube and the flange on the axially conveying line, so that they are inserted into and drawn from the welding part.

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KOREA NUCLEAR FUEL CO LTDP O BOX 14 YUSEONG-GU DAEJEON 305-600

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Chang, Hung-soon Daejeon, KR 6 11
Kim, Jeong-ho Daejeon, KR 32 737
Kong, Sang-pil Daejeon, KR 2 2
Kwon, Ki-jun Daejeon, KR 3 3
Na, Tae-hyung Daejeon, KR 3 3
Shin, Se-yong Daejeon, KR 4 6

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