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Patent No.:

US 10112224 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2015

Cladding tube for nuclear fuel rod, method and apparatus for manufacturing a cladding

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:

Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Edward Tolan

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Doudoux, Jean-Luc. (2018). Cladding tube for nuclear fuel rod, method and apparatus for manufacturing a cladding (U.S. Patent No. 10112224). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10112224

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