1974-11-11
1977-08-30
Engle, Samuel W.
176 68, 176 78, G21C 320
Patent
active
040452883
ABSTRACT:
A nuclear fuel element for use in the core of a nuclear reactor is disclosed and has a composite cladding having a substrate, a metal barrier metallurgically bonded to the inside surface of the substrate and an inner layer metallurgically bonded to the inside surface of the metal barrier. In this composite cladding, the inner layer and the metal barrier shield the substrate from any impurities or fission products from the nuclear fuel material held within the composite cladding. The metal barrier forms about 1 to about 4 percent of the thickness of the cladding and is comprised of a metal selected from the group consisting of niobium, aluminum, copper, nickel, stainless steel, and iron. The inner layer and then the metal barrier serve as reaction sites for volatile impurities and fission products and protect the substrate from contact and reaction with such impurities and fission products. The substrate and the inner layer of the composite cladding are selected from conventional cladding materials and preferably are a zirconium alloy. Also in a preferred embodiment the substrate and the inner layer are comprised of the same material, preferably a zirconium alloy.
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Cangialosi S. A.
Engle Samuel W.
General Electric Company
James, Jr. Ivor J.
Laub Sam E.
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