Fuel assembly for nuclear reactor and manufacturing method thereof
US5596615A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S376/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fuel assembly avoiding the generation of irradiation damage, a Zr alloy used for the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. According to one embodiment, a super-saturated solid-solution Zr alloy powder having a crystal grain size in the range of 1000 nm or less and containing Fe, Ni and Cr is prepared by mechanical alloying, and the alloy powder is subjected to HIP, hot-working, cold-working and final heat-treatment.
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