Commission of the European Communities nuclear science and technology ULTRASONICALLY IDENTIFIED CAP SEAL FOR LWR FUEL BUNDLES Report EUR 7194 EN Blow-up from microfiche original Commission of the European Communities nuclear science and technology ULTRASONICALLY IDENTIFIED CAP SEAL FOR LWR FUEL BUNDLES W. Bürgers, J. Dal Cero, S. Crutzen Joint Research Centre Ispra Establishment - Italy N.D.T. Laboratories 1981 EUR 7194 EN Published by the COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Directorate-General Information Market and Innovation Bâtiment Jean Monnet LUXEMBOURG LEGAL NOTICE Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information. © ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Definition and specification of part of the fuel cycle 3. Method and criteria of choice 3. 1 Choice of Safeguards Techniques 4. Acoustical method for unique identification 5. Cap seal 5. 1 Advantages 5. 2 Identification method 5. 3 Fabrication of the seals 5.4 System of identity measurement by ultrasonics 6. Sealing of the BWR fuelbundles 7. Repairing B. W. R. bundles 8. Experimental application of the cap seal 8. 1 Historical development 8. 2 Modification of the extremities of the tie-rod at KRT 8. 3 Sealing of four fuel bundles at the Lingen reactor 8.4g of four fuels at the KRB eactor 8.