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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Cenk Guler, Irwin, PA (US);
Kathryn E. Metzger, Columbia, SC (US);
Benjamin R. Maier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
In various aspects, a nuclear fuel rod cladding is disclosed. The cladding can include a base tube and a mesh structure including gaps therein. The base tube can include an elongated tubular wall and can be configured to house nuclear fuel therein. The mesh structure can be positioned along at least a portion of the elongated tubular wall and can be configured to provide structural support to the base tube. In one aspect, the gaps of the mesh structure are designed to permit neutrons emitted by the nuclear fuel to pass therethrough to escape the fuel rod cladding.