Protective vacuum-arc coatings on zirconium alloy fuel cladding to prevent catastrophic accidents at nuclear reactors

• Published in: Problems of Atomic Science and Technology
• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Kuprin, A.S., Zuyok, V.A., Belous, V.A., Ovcharenko, V.D., Reshetnyak, E.N., Vasilenko, R.L., Tolmachova, G.N., Kushtym, Ya.O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2023
• Subjects: Physics of radiation and ion-plasma technologies
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/196094
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Protective vacuum-arc coatings on zirconium alloy fuel cladding to prevent catastrophic accidents at nuclear reactors / A.S. Kuprin, V.A. Zuyok, V.A. Belous, V.D. Ovcharenko, E.N. Reshetnyak, R.L. Vasilenko, G.N. Tolmachova, Ya.O. Kushtym // Problems of Atomic Science and Technology. — 2023. — № 2. — С. 94-104. — Бібліогр.: 35 назв. — англ.

The processes of vacuum arc deposition of multicomponent coatings based on Cr, Ti, Al, Fe, Y, Si, and their nitrides with a thickness of 5…9 μm for the protection of zirconium alloy fuel rods were developed. The composition, structure, and mechanical properties of the coatings were determined by ele...