Gas control valve for a solid oxide fuel cell

A method and apparatus for supplying and containing a flow of reducing gas within a fuel cell is disclosed for a fuel cell having a gas control valve system (100) comprising a fuel cell unit, an inlet and an outlet coupled to the fuel cell unit, an actuator (104) disposed in the gas control valve, and a reducing gas supply (120) for actuating said actuator and for regulating fuel to the fuel cell unit.