Fuel rod for a nuclear reactor
US4610842A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S376/90
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fuel rod for a nuclear reactor comprises a cladding tube of a zirconium-based alloy, on the internal surface of which there is arranged a layer of zirconium containing 0.1-1 per cent by weight tin. The fuel rod contains a nuclear fuel preferably of uranium dioxide.
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