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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Young Jin Kim, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dennis Michael Gray, Delanson, NY (US);
David William White, Wilmington, NC (US);
Yang-pi Lin, Wilmington, NC (US);
Todd Charles Curtis, Schenectady, NY (US);
Charles Beaty Patterson, Clovis, CA (US);
Young Jin Kim, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dennis Michael Gray, Delanson, NY (US);
David William White, Wilmington, NC (US);
Yang-Pi Lin, Wilmington, NC (US);
Todd Charles Curtis, Schenectady, NY (US);
Charles Beaty Patterson, Clovis, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
There is provided a fuel rod assembly comprising a first component of a zirconium-based material. The first component is in contact with or is located adjacent to a second component of a material different from the zirconium-based material, e.g. a nickel-based or iron-based alloy. A coating is disposed on an outer surface of the first component, which is effective to reduce an electrochemical corrosion potential difference between the first component and the second component relative to an electrochemical corrosion potential difference between the first component and the second component without the coating.