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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Chan Bock Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Jun Hwan Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jong-Hyuk Baek, Daejeon, KR;
Jin-Sik Cheon, Daejeon, KR;
ByoungOon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Ki Hwan Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Sung-Ho Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Junehyung Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Seok-Jin Oh, Daejeon, KR;
Young-Mo Ko, Daejeon, KR;
Yoon-Myeong Woo, Daejeon, KR;
Seong Woo Yang, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A nuclear fuel rod for fast reactors includes a metallic fuel slug coated with a protective coating layer. In embodiments, a nuclear fuel rod for fast reactors includes a uranium and zirconium fuel slug having a single protective coating which is an oxide layer having a thickness in the range of 0.5 μm to 100 μm, and the protective coating layer may be configured to (i) prevent interdiffusion between the fuel slug and a cladding tube during fast reactor operation, and (ii) prevent a cladding tube from thinning during fission operation in a fast reactor.