Back to results
US 2023/0386689 A1Published application
Nuclear fuel rod and manufacturing method
AssigneeFramatome
InventorsJérémy BISCHOFF, Dominique DUTHOO
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A nuclear fuel rod comprises nuclear fuel contained in a cladding, the cladding comprising a tube and two plugs, the tube extending along a central axis and having two ends, each plug being attached to a corresponding end of the tube by sealing the end of the tube. The tube is covered by a tube coating extending over the entire length of the tube from one end of the tube to the other.
Claims18
1-16. (canceled)
A nuclear fuel rod comprising nuclear fuel contained in a cladding, the cladding comprising:
- a tube;
- and
- two plugs, the tube extending along a central axis and having two ends, each plug being attached to a corresponding end of the tube by sealing the end thereof, the tube being covered by a tube coating, the tube coating extending over an entire length of the tube, from one end of the tube to the other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.