US Patent Issued to Westinghouse Electric on Sept. 23 for "Fiber reinforced multi-layered wear and corrosion coatings of zirconium alloy nuclear fuel cladding" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,593, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC (Cranberry Township, Pa.).

"Fiber reinforced multi-layered wear and corrosion coatings of zirconium alloy nuclear fuel cladding" was invented by Edward J. Lahoda (Edgewood, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A covering for reinforcing a base layer of a nuclear fuel cladding is provided. The covering comprises a first layer configured to cover a first portion of the outer surface of the base layer of the nuclear fuel cladding, a second layer surrounding the first layer and the base layer and a third layer surrounding the second layer. The first layer comprises a f...