Coating for outer surface of zircalloy cladding tube and manufacturing method
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI NUCLEAR ENG RES & DESIGN INST CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2021-08-24
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[0001] The invention relates to a zirconium alloy surface coating for a light water reactor to significantly improve the high-temperature steam oxidation resistance of a zirconium alloy cladding tube. Background technique
[0002] At present, research is being carried out at home and abroad, trying to obtain a nuclear fuel element (Accident Torlerent Fuel, ATF) that is resistant to LOCA accidents.
[0003] In view of the various needs of fuel rods such as wear resistance and high-temperature steam corrosion resistance in LOCA accidents, protective coatings are currently being developed for the zirconium alloy cladding of fuel rods at home and abroad. The coating should make fuel rods both wear-resistant and steam corrosion resistance. Cr coating is recognized as a coating that can simultaneously increase the wear resistance and steam corrosion resistance of fuel rods. However, due to the interdiffusion of elements between the Cr coating and the zirconium al...