DE60031804T2 - Umhüllung zum Einsatz in Kernreaktoren mit erhöhter Riss- und Korrosionsbeständigkeit - Google Patents

Umhüllung zum Einsatz in Kernreaktoren mit erhöhter Riss- und Korrosionsbeständigkeit Download PDF

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DE60031804T2
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Ronald Bert Fremont Admson
Daniel Reese San Jose Lutz
Mickey Orville Wilmington Marlowe
John Frederick Wilmington Schardt
Cedric David Williams
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04Constructional details
    • G21C3/16Details of the construction within the casing
    • G21C3/20Details 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
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    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04Constructional details
    • G21C3/06Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/07Casings; Jackets characterised by their material, e.g. alloys
    • YGENERAL 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
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    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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DE60031804T 1999-05-14 2000-05-12 Umhüllung zum Einsatz in Kernreaktoren mit erhöhter Riss- und Korrosionsbeständigkeit Expired - Lifetime DE60031804T2 (de)

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US312021 1994-09-26
US09/312,021 US6243433B1 (en) 1999-05-14 1999-05-14 Cladding for use in nuclear reactors having improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking and corrosion

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US6243433B1 (en) 2001-06-05
JP2001066390A (ja) 2001-03-16
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