END PLUG AUTOMATIC SUPPLIER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an end plug automatic supplier automatically performing end plug supply work previously done manually by a worker. SOLUTION: A device supplying an end plug holding mechanism of a nuclear fuel rod welding device with specific end plugs for attaching by welding the end plug to a cladding tube following a predetermined order has an end plug take out device for taking out the end plug 27 arrayed in an end plug vessel at a certain order according to the order by numerical control, a positioning mechanism positioning the taken out end plugs 27 in parallel to the axis line of the end plug holding mechanism, an end plug supply mechanism for receiving the end plugs 27 held in the positioning mechanism and supplying the end plug holding mechanism with the end plugs 27, and a load presence confirming mechanism for confirming load presence after ending supply of end plugs.