Zirconium alloy tube with a boron-containing layer

Details Zirconium alloy tube with a boron-containing layer Zirconium alloy tube with a boron-containing layer

1992-06-30

1994-01-18

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Encased with nonfuel component

376457, 376414, G21C 300

Patent

active

052805042

ABSTRACT:
A fuel rod for a nuclear reactor is described. The fuel rod contains a zirconium alloy cladding tube, with a thin coating of a burnable poison which has been plasmaarc sprayed on the inside diameter of the cladding tube. Also described is a plasma-arc spraying device and a method for applying a coating to the inside of a small-diameter metal tube.

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