Method of manufacturing a reinforced nuclear fuel cladding using an intermediate thermal deposition layer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11031145
APP PUB NO 20180254114A1
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15450167

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A method is described that includes the steps of making a thin walled Zr alloy tube, loading nuclear fuel pellets into the tube, compressing the tube onto the fuel pellets to substantially reduce free space around the fuel pellets, positioning end plugs at each of two ends of the tube, filling the tube with a heat transferring gas, and coating the compressed tube with a corrosion resistant material using a thermal deposition process, such as cold spray, before inserting the tube into a pre-formed SiC composite cover having at least one closed end.

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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC1000 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE SUITE 141 CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066

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Lahoda, Edward J Edgewood, US 118 829
Mueller, Andrew J Elizabeth, US 9 129

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