Patents Assigned to Framatome ANP
  • Borated aluminum rodlets for use in spent nuclear fuel assemblies
    Patent number: 6327321
    Abstract: Extruded Borated Aluminum rodlets of extended length are formed to maximize neutron absorption surface area while minimizing weight. They are located in the empty cells of a new or spent fuel assembly previously used by control rods and instrumentation with a length equal to that of a fuel rod or guide tube and control the reactivity of the fuel assembly during storage and shipment of the spent fuel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Framatome ANP, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter L. Holman
  • High strength zirconium alloys containing bismuth
    Patent number: 6319339
    Abstract: High strength zirconium alloys with improved strength and creep resistance having 1.5 to 6 weight percent bismuth and an element or mixtures of elements selected from the group of molybdenum, tin and niobium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Framatome ANP Inc.
    Inventor: Leonard F. P. Van Swam