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Puck Loop Seal (Final Project Technical Report)

Smartt, Heidi A. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]·Corbin, William (Cody) [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]·Wade, James Rokwel [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]·White, Stephanie L. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]·Curtis, Clayton J. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]·Cox, Sagan Burl [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]·Parada, Corey M. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]
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Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is advancing technical capabilities used in passive loop seals. The “Puck” seal used a set of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requirements for new passive loop seals published in 2020 as a design guide. The seal is based on an oxygen-sensitive inner mixture encased in an oxygen-impermeable shell, is monolithic rather than two-part, incorporates self-capturing wire features, contains colored water beads and bubbles formed during processing as unique identifiers (UIDs), and visually indicates tamper (whether from seal body penetration or from seal wire removal) by irreversibly changing the seal body from multi-colored to black. This paper will provide details on the design, development, and testing of Puck seal prototypes.

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Smartt, Heidi A. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], Corbin, William (Cody) [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], Wade, James Rokwel [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], White, Stephanie L. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], Curtis, Clayton J. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], Cox, Sagan Burl [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)], Parada, Corey M. [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)]. 2024-12-01. Puck Loop Seal (Final Project Technical Report). https://doi.org/10.2172/2480348

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