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Zirconium base fuel cladding resistant to PCI crack propagation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6427619
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A cladding tube is described for containing nuclear fuel material, wherein the cladding tube comprises: an outer tubular member; and an inner tubular member. The inner tubular member is located inside of the outer tubular member; the outer circumferential surface of the inner tubular member is bonded to the inner circumferential surface of the outer tubular member over essentially the entire outer circumferential surface of the inner tubular member.

Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
Patent Number(s):
US 4664881
OSTI ID:
6427619
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220300* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Fuel Elements
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360103 -- Metals & Alloys-- Mechanical Properties
ALLOYS
CHROMIUM ADDITIONS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CRACK PROPAGATION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FUEL CANS
FUELS
IMPURITIES
IRON ADDITIONS
IRON ALLOYS
MATERIALS
NICKEL ADDITIONS
NICKEL ALLOYS
NIOBIUM ALLOYS
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
OXYGEN
REACTOR MATERIALS
RECRYSTALLIZATION
SURFACES
TIN ADDITIONS
TIN ALLOYS
TUBES
ZIRCALOY
ZIRCALOY 2
ZIRCALOY 4
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS