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US 2020/0051702 A1Published application
Cold spray chromium coating for nuclear fuel rods
AssigneesWestinghouse Electric Corp., Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsEDWARD J. LAHODA, PENG XU, ZESES KAROUTAS, SUMIT RAY, KUMAR SRIDHARAN, BENJAMIN MAIER, GREG JOHNSON
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Abstract
A zirconium alloy cladding tube for use in a water cooled nuclear reactor under normal operating conditions and under high temperature oxidation conditions is described. The cladding tube has a coating uniformly deposited thereon. The coating, which may be up to 300 microns thick, is selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium-based alloy, and combinations thereof.
Claims4
A cladding tube for use in a water cooled nuclear reactor comprising:
- a cladding tube formed from a zirconium alloy and having a coating uniformly deposited thereon, the coating selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium-based alloy, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.