Michael L Crawford
Land Surveyors in Kiona, WA

License number
Utah 171509-9925
Issued Date
Jan 1, 1911
Expiration Date
Dec 31, 1999
Category
Engineer/Land Surveyor
Type
Engineer in Training - Obsolete
Address
Address
Kiona, WA

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Segment Make-Up System And Method For Manufacturing Nuclear Fuel Rods

US Patent:
7593501, Sep 22, 2009
Filed:
Jan 6, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/031576
Inventors:
Michael Long Crawford - Benton City WA, US
Assignee:
AREVA NP Inc. - Lynchburg VA
International Classification:
G21C 19/00
US Classification:
376261, 376260, 376245, 376248
Abstract:
A method to insert nuclear fuel pellets into a fuel rod cladding tube, having the steps of providing a cladding tube, providing at least one nuclear fuel pellet to be incorporated into the cladding tube, measuring a length of the at least one nuclear fuel pellet with a camera, comparing the length of the at least one nuclear fuel pellet to an expected length, and incorporating the at least one nuclear fuel pellet into the cladding tube when the compared length of the at least one nuclear fuel pellet is within a threshold value of the expected length.