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US 2026/0279604 A1Published application
Channel boxes for a boiling water reactor and methods of manufacture thereof
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorsMichael SIVACK, Peng XU, Edward J. LAHODA
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Abstract
Channel boxes for a boiling water reactor and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. The channel box comprises a substrate and a first layer. The substrate comprises a tubular shape. The substrate comprises silicon carbide fibers. The first layer is deposited on a first surface of the substrate and the first layer comprises a corrosion resistant metallic composition.
Claims12
A method for making a channel box for a boiling water reactor, the method comprising:
- layering silicon carbide fibers around a form to create a preform of silicon carbide fibers;
- depositing an interlayer on the silicon carbide fibers;
- creating the substrate from the preform, wherein the substrate comprises a tubular shape;
- removing the substrate from the form;
- depositing a first layer on a first surface of the substrate thereby forming the channel box, wherein the first layer comprises a corrosion resistant metallic composition;
- depositing a second layer on a second surface of the substrate opposing the first surface of the substrate, the second layer comprising a second corrosion resistant metallic composition, wherein the combined weight of both the first and second layers is in a range from greater than 0% to 10% of the total weight of the channel box.
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