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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
John P Foster, Monroeville Boro, PA (US);
George P Sabol, Murrysville Boro, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376457 ;
Abstract
A nuclear fuel cladding tube composed of a single zirconium base alloy is provided preferably with a cold worked and stress relieved microstructure throughout. The cladding is characterized by excellent aqueous corrosion resistance as well as excellent resistance to PCI crack propagation. The alloy is selected from a group of zirconium base alloys containing tin, iron, chromium, and/or nickel and low levels of impurities.