In recent years, beryllium oxide has been widely utilized in multiple compact nuclear
reactors as the neutron moderator, the neutron reflector or the matrix material with dispersed …

Beryllium oxide (BeO) is being re-emphasized and utilized in Micro Modular Reactors
(MMR) because of its prominent nuclear and high temperature properties in recent years …

Yttrium hydride (YH x) is one of the materials being considered for moderating thermal and
epithermal nuclear microreactors. One potential issue with YH x use is that the hydrogen …

In this study, YH x (where x represents the H/Y ratio) monoliths were fabricated using Spark
Plasma Sintering (SPS), employing yttrium hydride powder as the raw material. The effects …

High temperature hydrides are being considered as neutron moderators for LEU
microreactor systems due to their ability for creating a compact core with minimum loading of …

Zirconium hydride is a promising candidate material for nuclear microreactor applications as
a solid-state moderator component, owing to its favorable neutronics properties and good …

Yttrium hydride is being considered as a moderator material for microreactor concepts
because of its excellent hydrogen retainment capacity at high temperatures. These types of …

Several mechanical and thermophysical properties are required as a function of non-
stoichiometry for the successful implementation of YH 2-x for nuclear reactor moderator …

Self-regulating compact nuclear microreactor concepts are being developed for use in
space and at terrestrial remote sites. The current emphasis is on the development of high …

Metal hydrides are being seriously considered for advanced nuclear reactor or microreactor
applications due to their solid physical state and high hydrogen density. Using hydrides for …