公开(公告)号：US20080240334A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US11859105

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： David J. Senor ,  Chad L. Painter ,  Kenneth J. Geelhood ,  David W. Wootan

发明人： David J. Senor ,  Chad L. Painter ,  Kenneth J. Geelhood ,  David W. Wootan

IPC分类号： G21C3/58

CPC分类号： G21C3/02 ,  G21C3/58 ,  G21C3/626 ,  G21C21/02 ,  Y02E30/38

摘要： A fuel element for nuclear power generation made up of at least one coated UO2 fuel kernel embedded in a matrix containing Zr. The kernel and the element each having a coating that provides desired spacing and fission product barrier protection. The fuel enables the functioning and deployment of small scale nuclear reactors with a various features desired for deployment of such devices in developing nations, with limited electrical distribution infrastructure.

摘要翻译： 用于核发电的燃料元件，其由包含Zr的基体中的至少一个涂覆的UO 2燃料核组成。 内核和元件各自具有提供期望的间隔和裂变产物阻挡保护的涂层。 这种燃料使得能够在具有有限的配电基础设施的发展中国家部署这种装置所需的各种特征的小型核反应堆的运行和部署中。

公开(公告)号：US06866886B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US10406766

申请日：2003-04-02

申请人： Shawn D. Knowles ,  David J. Senor ,  Steven V. Forbes ,  Roger N. Johnson ,  Glenn W. Hollenberg

发明人： Shawn D. Knowles ,  David J. Senor ,  Steven V. Forbes ,  Roger N. Johnson ,  Glenn W. Hollenberg

IPC分类号： C23C10/04 ,  C23C10/06 ,  C23C14/04 ,  C23C14/24 ,  C23C14/26 ,  C23C14/58 ,  B05D7/22

CPC分类号： C23C14/26 ,  C23C10/06 ,  C23C14/046 ,  C23C14/24 ,  C23C14/5893 ,  Y10S118/10 ,  Y10S118/13

摘要： A method for forming a diffusion coating on the interior of surface of a hollow object wherein a filament, extending through a hollow object and adjacent to the interior surface of the object, is provided, with a coating material, in a vacuum. An electrical current is then applied to the filament to resistively heat the filament to a temperature sufficient to transfer the coating material from the filament to the interior surface of the object. The filament is electrically isolated from the object while the filament is being resistively heated. Preferably, the filament is provided as a tungsten filament or molybdenum filament. Preferably, the coating materials are selected from the group consisting of Ag, Al, As, Au, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hg, In, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni P, Pb, Pd, Pr, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Te, Tl, Y, Yb, Zn, and combinations thereof. The invention additionally allows for the formation of nitrides, hydrides, or carbides of all the possible coating materials, where such compounds exist, by providing a partial pressure of nitrogen, hydrogen, hydrocarbons, or combination thereof, within the vacuum.

摘要翻译： 一种在中空物体的表面内部形成扩散涂层的方法，其中通过中空物体延伸并与物体的内表面相邻的细丝在真空中被提供有涂层材料。 然后将电流施加到灯丝​​上以将灯丝电阻加热到足以将涂层材料从灯丝转移到物体的内表面的温度。 当灯丝被电阻加热时，灯丝与物体电隔离。 优选地，丝被提供为钨丝或钼丝。 优选地，涂层材料选自Ag，Al，As，Au，Ba，Be，Bi，Ca，Cd，Co，Cr，Cu，Dy，Er，Eu，Fe，Ga，Ge，Hg， In，K，Li，Mg，Mn，Na，Ni P，Pb，Pd，Pr，S，Sb，Sc，Se，Si，Sn，Sr，Te，Tl，Y，Yb，Zn及其组合。 本发明还允许通过在真空中提供氮，氢，烃或其组合的分压，形成所有可能的涂覆材料的氮化物，氢化物或碳化物，其中存在这些化合物。

公开(公告)号：US06426476B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-30

申请号：US09620407

申请日：2000-07-20

申请人： David J. Senor ,  Roger N. Johnson ,  Bruce D. Reid ,  Edward F. Love, Jr. ,  Sandra Larson ,  Andrew W. Prichard

发明人： David J. Senor ,  Roger N. Johnson ,  Bruce D. Reid ,  Edward F. Love, Jr. ,  Sandra Larson ,  Andrew W. Prichard

IPC分类号： B23K2800

CPC分类号： G21C21/00 ,  G21C7/04 ,  G21Y2002/302 ,  G21Y2002/304 ,  G21Y2004/30 ,  G21Y2004/40 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A laminated structure having two or more layers, wherein at least one layer is a metal substrate and at least one other layer is a coating comprising at least one rare earth element. For structures having more than two layers, the coating and metal substrate layers alternate. In one embodiment of the invention, the structure is a two-layer laminate having a rare earth coating electrospark deposited onto a metal substrate. In another embodiment of the invention, the structure is a three-layer laminate having the rare earth coating electrospark deposited onto a first metal substrate and the coating subsequently abonded to a second metal substrate. The bonding of the coating to the second metal substrate may be accomplished by hot pressing, hot rolling, high deformation rate processing, or combinations thereof. The laminated structure may be used in nuclear components where reactivity control or neutron absorption is desired and in non-nuclear applications such as magnetic and superconducting films.

摘要翻译： 一种具有两层或更多层的叠层结构，其中至少一层是金属基底，至少一层是包含至少一种稀土元素的涂层。 对于具有多于两层的结构，涂层和金属基底层交替。 在本发明的一个实施方案中，该结构是具有沉积在金属基底上的稀土涂层电喷雾的双层层压体。 在本发明的另一个实施方案中，该结构是三层层压体，其中沉积有第一金属基底上的稀土涂层电喷雾剂，并且该涂层随后脱离到第二金属基底上。 涂层与第二金属基材的接合可以通过热压，热轧，高变形率处理或其组合来实现。 层压结构可用于需要反应性控制或中子吸收的核组件以及非核应用如磁性和超导膜中。