| Job Title |
Billet Assembler |
| Job Description |
Assembles Uranium Fuel Elements For Subsequent Extrusion In
Atomic Fuel Plant: Reads Production Schedule To Ascertain Number
And Size Of Uranium Fuel Elements To Be Assembled And Percentage
Of Uranium To Be Used In Each Fuel Element. Places Components,
Such As Copper And Zirconium Sleeves, Uranium Billets, And End
Plates In Basket, And Immerses Filled Basket In Chemical And
Rinsing Solutions To Clean Grease, Dirt, Scale, And Other
Foreign Matter From Components, Using Crane. Transfers Baskets
Of Components To Drier, Using Crane, And Starts Blower Unit That
Circulates Air To Remove Moisture From Components. Conveys
Components To Assembly Table, Using Crane. Positions Components
Together In Specified Relationship To Form Fuel Element
Subassembly. Secures Subassembly On Rotating Base Of Welding
Equipment, And Welds Sections To Seal Assembly, Using Argon-gas
Welding Equipment. Connects Sealed Fuel Element Valve To Pump
And Activates Pump To Create Vacuum In Fuel Element To Prevent
Oxidation Of Element During Extrusion Process. Connects Fuel
Element To Helium Leak Detector And Observes Dial Readings To
Detect Deviations From Standards For Each Element. Rewelds And
Retests Defective Fuel Elements.
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