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US 2026/0148872 A1Published application
Nuclear fuel assembly and a method of manufacture thereof
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorsEdward J. LAHODA, Clinton B. ARMSTRONG, Lyman J. PETROSKY
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Abstract
A nuclear fuel assembly and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The method comprises depositing a thermally conductive layer onto at least a portion of at least two nuclear fuel layers to create at least two at least partially coated layers. The method comprises stacking the at least two coated layers and bonding the at least two coated layers to form a nuclear fuel assembly.
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A nuclear fuel assembly comprising:
- a stack of at least two at least partially coated layers bonded together, each coated layer comprising:
- a nuclear fuel layer;
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- a thermally conductive layer disposed on at least a portion of the nuclear fuel layer.
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