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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Areva NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Luc Doudoux, La Plaine sur Mer, FR;
Eric Galban, Nantes, FR;
Yves Charbonnier, Corsept, FR;
Jerome Boussin, Pontchateau, FR;
Matthieu Ponce, Les Pieux, FR;
Jan Patrice Simoneau, Lyons, FR;
Joerg Peucker, Erlangen, DE;
Holger Schmidt, Erlangen, DE;
Klaus L. Nissen, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 21/02 (2006.01); G21C 21/02 (2006.01); B21H 8/00 (2006.01); G21C 3/06 (2006.01); G21C 3/08 (2006.01); B21B 15/00 (2006.01); B21B 25/00 (2006.01); G21C 3/07 (2006.01); B21B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 21/02 (2013.01); B21B 15/00 (2013.01); B21B 25/00 (2013.01); B21H 8/00 (2013.01); G21C 3/06 (2013.01); G21C 3/07 (2013.01); G21C 3/08 (2013.01); G21C 21/02 (2013.01); B21B 21/00 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cladding tube for nuclear fuel made from metal and including concave dimples on its external surface. A nuclear fuel assembly includes at least a plurality of nuclear fuel rods provided with such cladding tubes. The cladding tube is advantageously manufactured by pilgrim rolling, the dimples being formed during the pilgrim rolling.