Global Patent Index - EP 4189706 A1

EP 4189706 A1 20230607 - NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID CLADDING ELEMENT

Title (en)

NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID CLADDING ELEMENT

Title (de)

KERNBRENNSTOFFVERKLEIDUNGSELEMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DIESES VERKLEIDUNGSELEMENTS

Title (fr)

ELÉMENT DE GAINAGE DE COMBUSTIBLE NUCLÉAIRE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN TEL ÉLÉMENT DE GAINAGE

Publication

EP 4189706 A1 20230607 (FR)

Application

EP 21752046 A 20210729

Priority

  • FR 2008183 A 20200731
  • EP 2021071314 W 20210729

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022023486A1] The nuclear fuel cladding element comprises a substrate (16) made of a material based on zirconium and a protective coating (18) externally covering the substrate (16), the protective coating (18) being made of a material based on chromium, and having a columnar microstructure composed of columnar grains (20) and having on its outer surface (18B) a microdroplet density of less than 100 per mm2.

IPC 8 full level

G21C 3/07 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C23C 14/0036 (2013.01 - EP); C23C 14/046 (2013.01 - EP); C23C 14/14 (2013.01 - EP); C23C 14/165 (2013.01 - EP); C23C 14/345 (2013.01 - EP); C23C 14/3485 (2013.01 - EP); C23C 14/351 (2013.01 - EP); G21C 3/045 (2018.12 - US); G21C 3/07 (2013.01 - EP US); G21C 3/20 (2013.01 - US); G21C 21/02 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022023486A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022023486 A1 20220203; AR 123095 A1 20221026; BR 112023001305 A2 20230214; CA 3185903 A1 20220203; CN 116057639 A 20230502; EP 4189706 A1 20230607; FR 3113175 A1 20220204; FR 3113175 B1 20220812; JP 2023535812 A 20230821; KR 20230042704 A 20230329; US 2023298772 A1 20230921

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021071314 W 20210729; AR P210102127 A 20210730; BR 112023001305 A 20210729; CA 3185903 A 20210729; CN 202180058512 A 20210729; EP 21752046 A 20210729; FR 2008183 A 20200731; JP 2023506141 A 20210729; KR 20237004022 A 20210729; US 202118018543 A 20210729