Cold spray chromium coating for nuclear fuel rods
Abstract
A zirconium alloy cladding tube for use in a water cooled nuclear reactor under normal operating conditions and under high temperature oxidation conditions is described. The cladding tube has a coating uniformly deposited thereon. The coating, which may be up to 300 microns thick, is selected from the group consisting of chromium, a chromium-based alloy, and combinations thereof.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho Operations Office, Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1925106
- Patent Number(s):
- 11443857
- Application Number:
- 16/573,544
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Cranberry Township, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- NE0008222
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 09/17/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Lahoda, Edward J., Xu, Peng, Karoutas, Zeses, Ray, Sumit, Sridharan, Kumar, Maier, Benjamin, and Johnson, Greg. Cold spray chromium coating for nuclear fuel rods. United States: N. p., 2022.
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Lahoda, Edward J., Xu, Peng, Karoutas, Zeses, Ray, Sumit, Sridharan, Kumar, Maier, Benjamin, & Johnson, Greg. Cold spray chromium coating for nuclear fuel rods. United States.
Lahoda, Edward J., Xu, Peng, Karoutas, Zeses, Ray, Sumit, Sridharan, Kumar, Maier, Benjamin, and Johnson, Greg. Tue .
"Cold spray chromium coating for nuclear fuel rods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1925106.
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