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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bo-Ching Cheng, Fremont, CA (US);
Herman S Rosenbaum, Fremont, CA (US);
Joseph S Armijo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148-63 ; 376416 ; 376417 ;
Abstract
An improved method for producing nuclear fuel containers of a composite construction having components providing therein a barrier system for resisting destructive action by volatile fission products or impurities and also interdiffusion of metal constituents, and the product thereof. The composite nuclear fuel containers of the method comprise a casing of zirconium or alloy thereof with a layer of copper overlying an oxidized surface portion of the zirconium or alloy thereof.