Internal fuel rod coating comprising metal silicate
US5412701A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 2, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Coatings for zirconium alloy components of nuclear reactor fuel assemblies are described. The coating consists of a metal silicate binder, particles of burnable-poison particles, such as boron carbide, optional graphite particles and an optional rheology-enhancing component. The coating is deposited from a liquid suspension which also includes a polar solvent.
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