This article reviewed the near-term development status of accident tolerant fuel (ATF)
cladding to increase the safety of nuclear power generation. The key to near-term …

The safety of nuclear power plants has put forward new requirements for the corrosion
resistance of fuel cladding with the advancement of industrialization. FeCrAl alloys are …

Coatings with thicknesses between a few microns and∼ 10 μm deposited on a Zircaloy-4
substrate have been studied with the objective to provide a significant reduction in the …

Oxidation kinetics and microstructural evolution of cold sprayed Cr coatings on Zircaloy-4 at
1130–1310° C in flowing steam at atmospheric pressure have been studied. The study is …

The oxidation and interdiffusion behavior of Cr-and Cr/Mo-coated Zr single bond 1Nb
zirconium alloy were investigated. A single-layer Cr (8 um) and multilayer Cr (8 μm)/Mo (3 …

The isothermal steam oxidation behaviors of Cr-coated and non-coated Zry-4 cladding at
1200° C have been investigated systematically. The oxidation of Cr coating is divided into …

The development of a cold spray process for the deposition of chromium (Cr) coatings on
zirconium-alloys is presented with the goal of improving the accident tolerance of light water …

With the aim of improving the oxidation resistance of zirconium alloy claddings in light water
reactors and enhancing the deposition efficiency and economics of surface coating …

CrAlN and CrAlSiN coatings were deposited on Zircaloy samples by multi-arc ion plating
(MAIP) and the microstructure, hardness, and oxidation resistance of the two types of …

The hydrogen infrastructure involves hydrogen production, storage and delivery for
utilization with clean energy applications. Hydrogen ingress into structural materials can be …