APPLICATION OF NOBLE METALS TO INTERNAL SURFACES OF OPERATING BOILING WATER REACTORS IN THE PRESENCE OF ZINC IN REACTOR WATER - Patent 1075695

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EP 1 075 695 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/07

(21)	Application number: 99970499.2

(22)	Date of filing: 12.10.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G21C 17/022

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9923/643

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0022/627 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	RO

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Priority:

13.10.1998 US 103983 P
11.01.1999 US 227893

(71)	Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
	Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HETTIARACHCHI, Samson Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) SIEGWARTH, David, Phillip San Jose, CA 95121 (US) COWAN, Robert, Lee, II Livermore, CA 94550 (US) LAW, Robert, James Livermore, CA 94550 (US)

(74)	Representative: Goode, Ian Roy
	GE LONDON PATENT OPERATION,Essex House,12/13 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA London WC2R 3AA (GB)

(54)	APPLICATION OF NOBLE METALS TO INTERNAL SURFACES OF OPERATING BOILING WATER REACTORS IN THE PRESENCE OF ZINC IN REACTOR WATER