SURFACE LASER TREATMENT OF ZR-ALLOY FUEL BUNDLE MATERIAL

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APP PUB NO 20110180184A1
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A method for treating a Zr-alloy fuel bundle material in a nuclear reactor includes treating a surface of the Zr-alloy fuel bundle material with a laser beam generated by a solid-state laser, and a nuclear reactor including a treated Zr-alloy fuel bundle material. This may reduce the generation of shadow corrosion and/or reduce the propensity for interference between control blade and fuel channel during operation of the nuclear reactor.

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GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS L L C3901 CASTLE HAYNE ROAD WILMINGTON NC 28402

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Jackson, William H Castle Hayne, US 4 71
Lin, Yang-Pi Wilmington, US 14 67
Lutz, Daniel Reese San Jose, US 8 47
Potts, Gerald Wilmington, US 4 6

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