Internal fuel rod coating comprising metal silicates
US5319690A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel element for a nuclear reactor is described having a zirconium alloy cladding tube, with a thin coating of a metal silicate and particles of enriched boron-containing compound burnable-poison particles, such as ZrB.sub.2, deposited from a liquid suspension which includes a polymer binder material and water and/or alcohol as a diluent.
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