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Title: 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:
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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):
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. Web.
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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