US Patent Issued to Westinghouse Electric on Dec. 16 for "Nuclear fuel cladding for fast reactors" (American, Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,004, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC (Cranberry Township, Pa.).

"Nuclear fuel cladding for fast reactors" was invented by Edward J. Lahoda (Edgewood, Pa.), Paolo Ferroni (Pittsburgh) and Fausto Franceschini (Lerici, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Nuclear fuel cladding for fast reactors, assemblies thereof, and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. The nuclear fuel cladding comprises a substrate, a first layer, and a second layer. The substrate comprises a tubular shape. The first layer is deposited over an external surface of the substrate. The first layer comprises a corrosion resistant ...