Corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coatings

DWPI Title: Corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coating for spent nuclear fuel transportation and storage container, includes composite material made of spray or deposition or sputtering or welding material, and neutron absorbing material
Abstract: A method of forming a corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coating comprising the steps of spray or deposition or sputtering or welding processing to form a composite material made of a spray or deposition or sputtering or welding material, and a neutron absorbing material. Also a corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coating comprising a composite material made of a spray or deposition or sputtering or welding material, and a neutron absorbing material.
Use: For spent nuclear fuel support structures, e.g. for spent nuclear fuel transportation and storage container.
Advantage: The composition achieves a low reduced glass transition temperature, high heat transfer coefficients, low critical cooling rates, enhanced corrosion resistance, enhanced damage tolerance, and increased hardness. The high content of boron in the composition enhances the criticality safety of the spent nuclear fuels when they are stored in storage racks, inside the dry storage containers, inside the transportation containers, and in the disposal containers.
Novelty: A corrosion resistant neutron absorbing coating (102) comprises a composite material made of a spray (104) or deposition or sputtering or welding material, and a neutron absorbing material.
Filed: 11/9/2006
Application Number: US2006595623A
Tech ID: SD 12617.1
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
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