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US 10,102,930 B2Granted
Nuclear fuel rod cladding including a metal nanomaterial layer
AssigneeFramatome
InventorsMihai G. M. Pop, Laurence Lamanna, Garry Garner, Brian Lockamon
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Abstract
A nuclear fuel cladding is provided. The nuclear fuel cladding includes a base cladding; and at least one nanomaterial layer deposited on a surface of the base cladding, the nanomaterial layer having an average grain size of between 5 to 400 nanometers. A method of manufacturing nuclear fuel cladding is also provided. The method includes depositing nanoparticles on a base cladding to form at least one nanomaterial layer, the nanoparticles having an average grain size of between 5 to 400 nanometers.
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A method of manufacturing nuclear fuel cladding comprising:
- depositing nanoparticles on a base cladding to form at least one nanomaterial layer, the nanoparticles having an average grain size of between 5 to 400 nanometers,
- the at least one nanomaterial layer including two nanomaterial layers, each having a different composition, the two nanomaterial layers including a first nanomaterial layer formed of first nanoparticles and a second nanomaterial formed of second nanoparticles,
- the depositing of nanoparticles on the base cladding comprising:
- depositing the first nanoparticles on an outer surface of the base cladding to form the first nanomaterial layer, the first nanoparticles consisting of one of metal nanoparticles or ceramic nanoparticles, and
- depositing the second nanoparticles on an outer surface of the first nanomaterial layer to form the second nanomaterial layer, the second nanoparticles consisting of the other of metal nanoparticles or ceramic nanoparticles.
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