Corrosion

Patent · Tue Jan 22 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5163786

Taylor, D F

A corrosion resistant nuclear fuel element. It comprises: an elongated cladding container formed from a zirconium alloy tube consisting essentially of by weight percent 0.5 to 2.0 percent tin, 0.24 to 0.40 percent of a solute composed of copper, nickel and iron, and the balance zirconium; and a central core of a body of nuclear fuel material selected from the group consisting of compounds of uranium, plutonium, thorium and mixtures thereof disposed in an d partially filling the container so as to leave a gap between the container and the core and an internal cavity at one end of the container an enclosure integrally secured and sealed at each end of the container and a nuclear fuel material retaining means positioned in the cavity.

• Assignee: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4986957; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-356474
• OSTI ID: 5163786
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220300 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Fuel Elements
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CLADDING
CONTAINERS
CORROSION PROTECTION
CORROSION RESISTANCE
DEPOSITION
FUEL ELEMENTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SURFACE COATING
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS