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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Edward J. Lahoda, Edgewood, PA (US);
Frank A. Boylan, Ellwood City, PA (US);
Ho Q. Lam, Verona, PA (US);
Mitchell E. Nissley, Trafford, PA (US);
Raymond E. Schneider, South Windsor, CT (US);
Robert L. Oelrich, Columbia, SC (US);
Sumit Ray, Columbia, SC (US);
Radu Pomirleanu, Wexford, PA (US);
Zeses Karoutas, Lexington, SC (US);
Michael J. Hone, Prospect, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A control rod for a nuclear fuel assembly is described herein that includes a neutron absorbing material having a melting point greater than 1500° C. that does not form a eutectic with a melting point less than 1500° C., and may further include a cladding material having a melting point greater than 1500° C. The cladding material is selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, zirconium, a zirconium alloy, tungsten, and molybdenum. The absorbing material is selected from the group consisting of GdO, Ir, BC, Re, and Hf. The metal cladding or the absorbing material may be coated with an anti-oxidation coating of Cr with or without a Nb intermediate layer.