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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gunther Menken, Overath, DE;
Hans-Jurgen Romeiser, Nuremberg, DE;
Josef Steven, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376438 ; 376304 ; 376414 ; 428379 ;
Abstract
A nuclear power plant has a water or liquid sodium coolant and a metallic component having surfaces coming into contact with the coolant. A coating is disposed on the surfaces of the metallic component, such as fuel rod cladding tubes or spacer grids. The coating is formed of titanium carbide (TiC), titanium nitride (TiN), zirconium nitride (ZrN), chromium carbide (CrC), titanium aluminum vanadium nitride (TiAlVN), tantalum nitride (TaN), zirconium carbide (ZrC), or tungsten carbide (WC).