Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors

Colburn, Richard P

Title: Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors

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An aluminide coating for a fuel cladding tube for LMFBRs (liquid metal fast breeder reactors) such as those using liquid sodium as a heat transfer agent. The coating comprises a mixture of nickel-aluminum intermetallic phases and presents good corrosion resistance to liquid sodium at temperatures up to 700.degree. C. while additionally presenting a barrier to outward diffusion of .sup.54 Mn.

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Colburn, Richard P ^[1]

Pasco, WA

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864433

Patent Number(s):: US 4362696

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: E(45-1)-2170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: corrosion-resistant; fuel; cladding; allow; liquid; metal; fast; breeder; reactors; aluminide; coating; tube; lmfbrs; sodium; heat; transfer; agent; comprises; mixture; nickel-aluminum; intermetallic; phases; corrosion; resistance; temperatures; 700; degree; additionally; barrier; outward; diffusion; 54; mn; metallic phase; fuel cladding; corrosion resistance; breeder reactor; fast breeder; liquid metal; heat transfer; liquid sodium; metal fast; breeder reactors; transfer agent; intermetallic phase; coating comprises; intermetallic phases; aluminide coating; /376/427/976/

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                    Brehm, Jr., William F., and Colburn, Richard P. Corrosion-resistant fuel cladding allow for liquid metal fast breeder reactors.  United States: N. p., 1982. 
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