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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.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Foster, John. (1988). Pci resistant light water reactor fuel cladding (U.S. Patent No. 4751045). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4751045

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