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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventor:
Edward J. Lahoda, Edgewood, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/07 (2005.12); C23C 4/06 (2015.12); C23C 4/11 (2015.12); C23C 14/08 (2005.12); C23C 14/18 (2005.12); C23C 24/04 (2005.12); D04C 1/02 (2005.12); D04C 1/06 (2005.12); G21C 3/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/07 (2012.12); C23C 4/06 (2012.12); C23C 4/11 (2015.12); C23C 14/083 (2012.12); C23C 14/18 (2012.12); C23C 24/04 (2012.12); D04C 1/02 (2012.12); D04C 1/06 (2012.12); G21C 3/047 (2018.12);
Abstract
The present application relates to nuclear fuel claddings, and more particularly to zirconium alloy tubes with a ceramic covering. A first coating layer is applied to the ceramic covering. A second coating layer is over the first coating layer. The first coating layer includes Nb. The second coating layer includes Cr.