Corrosion resistant zirconium liner for nuclear fuel rod cladding
US5247550A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cladding tube for nuclear fuel having an outer elongated cladding tube and a zirconium liner which lines the outer cladding tube, the inner wall of the liner having an inner diffusion portion of a zirconium based alloy of tin and/or vanadium.
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