Nuclear fuel element
US4942016A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved nuclear fuel element for service in power generating, water cooled nuclear reactors, comprising a fuel cladding container of an alloy of zirconium provided with a barrier lining of unalloyed zirconium metal metallurgically bonded to the container's inner surface, and enclosed therein fissionable nuclear fuel including an additive of aluminum silicate.
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