Method for forming nuclear fuel containers of a composite construction and the product thereof

Title: Method for forming nuclear fuel containers of a composite construction and the product thereof

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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.

Inventors:

Cheng, Bo-Ching ^[1]; Rosenbaum, Herman S. ^[1]; Armijo, Joseph S. ^[2]

(Fremont, CA)
(Saratoga, CA)

Issue Date:: 1984-01-01

Research Org.:: General Electric Co

OSTI Identifier:: 864980

Patent Number(s):: 4445942

Assignee:: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: EN-77-C-02-4473

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; forming; nuclear; fuel; containers; composite; construction; product; improved; producing; components; providing; therein; barrier; resisting; destructive; action; volatile; fission; products; impurities; interdiffusion; metal; constituents; comprise; casing; zirconium; alloy; layer; copper; overlying; oxidized; surface; portion; fuel containers; surface portion; fission product; metal constituents; fission products; improved method; nuclear fuel; method comprise; metal constituent; composite construction; producing nuclear; providing therein; resisting destructive; components providing; volatile fission; forming nuclear; fuel container; destructive action; /148/376/976/

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