Composite construction for nuclear fuel containers

Patent · Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:7010653

Cheng, B. C.; Rosenbaum, H. S.; Armijo, J. S.

Disclosed is an improved method for producing nuclear fuel containers of a composite construction having components providing therein a barrier system for resisting destructive action by volatile fission products or impurities and also interdiffusion of metal constituents, and the product thereof. The composite nuclear fuel containers of the method comprise a casing of zirconium or alloy thereof with a layer of copper overlying an oxidized surface portion of the zirconium or alloy thereof. 1 fig.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., San Jose, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EN-77-C-02-4473
• Assignee: General Electric Co., San Jose, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 4659540; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 6-578742
• OSTI ID: 7010653
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 9 Feb 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
FUEL CANS
FABRICATION
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
COPPER
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
ALLOYS
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
MATERIALS
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
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