AU2001234492A1 - Zirconium niobium-tin alloy for use in nuclear reactors and method of its manufacture - Google Patents

Zirconium niobium-tin alloy for use in nuclear reactors and method of its manufacture

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AU2001234492A1
AU2001234492A1 AU2001234492A AU3449201A AU2001234492A1 AU 2001234492 A1 AU2001234492 A1 AU 2001234492A1 AU 2001234492 A AU2001234492 A AU 2001234492A AU 3449201 A AU3449201 A AU 3449201A AU 2001234492 A1 AU2001234492 A1 AU 2001234492A1
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tin alloy
nuclear reactors
zirconium niobium
niobium
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AU2001234492A
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Robert J. Comstock
George P. Sabol
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
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Westinghouse Electric Co LLC
Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C16/00—Alloys based on zirconium
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/16—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of other metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/18—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/186—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon of zirconium or alloys based thereon
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/07—Casings; Jackets characterised by their material, e.g. alloys
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/16—Details of the construction within the casing
    • G21C3/20—Details of the construction within the casing with coating on fuel or on inside of casing; with non-active interlayer between casing and active material with multiple casings or multiple active layers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
AU2001234492A 2000-02-18 2001-01-19 Zirconium niobium-tin alloy for use in nuclear reactors and method of its manufacture Abandoned AU2001234492A1 (en)

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US50691300A 2000-02-18 2000-02-18
US09506913 2000-02-18
PCT/US2001/001845 WO2001061062A1 (en) 2000-02-18 2001-01-19 Zirconium niobium-tin alloy for use in nuclear reactors and method of its manufacture

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AU2001234492A1 true AU2001234492A1 (en) 2001-08-27

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JP (1) JP2001262260A (en)
CN (1) CN1152146C (en)
AU (1) AU2001234492A1 (en)
RU (1) RU2002124765A (en)
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WO (1) WO2001061062A1 (en)

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WO2001061062A1 (en) 2001-08-23
SE526648C2 (en) 2005-10-18
EP1259653A1 (en) 2002-11-27
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