Accident tolerant fuel cladding development: Promise, status, and challenges

KA Terrani - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The motivation for transitioning away from zirconium-based fuel cladding in light water
reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety …

Corrosion of FeCrAl alloys used as fuel cladding in nuclear reactors

G Jiang, D Xu, P Feng, S Guo, J Yang, Y Li - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Development of accident tolerant FeCrAl-ODS fuel cladding for BWRs in Japan

K Sakamoto, Y Miura, S Ukai, NH Oono… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
The FeCrAl-oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy is a promising candidate alloy for the
accident tolerant fuel (ATF) cladding of light water reactors (LWRs) and has been recently …

Laser-clad FeCrAl/TiC composite coating on ferrite/martensitic steel: Significant grain refinement and wear resistance enhancement induced by adding TiC

Q Yuan, L Chai, T Yang, H Wang, J Shen, N Guo… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
By employing laser cladding, the surface of a ferritic/martensite (F/M) steel was coated with
FeCrAl metallic and FeCrAl/TiC composite coatings with their microstructures and wear …

Corrosion behaviors of FeCrAl alloys exposed to oxygen-saturated static lead bismuth eutectic at 550° C

Z Zhu, J Tan, X Wu, Z Zhang, EH Han, X Wang - Corrosion Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The corrosion behaviors of two types of FeCrAl alloys were investigated in static oxygen-
saturated lead bismuth eutectic (LBE) at 550° C for up to 8000 h. It was found that the oxide …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of FeCrAl alloys for nuclear applications-A focused review

S Palaniappan, SS Joshi, S Sharma… - Nuclear Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
FeCrAl alloys exhibit outstanding high-temperature oxidation resistance and impressive
mechanical strength, rendering them as forefront materials with broad applicability across …

[HTML][HTML] Current state and prospect on the development of advanced nuclear fuel system materials: A review

D Yun, C Lu, Z Zhou, Y Wu, W Liu, S Guo, T Shi… - Materials Reports …, 2021 - Elsevier
The intricate balance between reactor economics and safety necessitates the emergence of
new and advanced nuclear systems and, very importantly, advanced materials, which can …

[PDF][PDF] Handbook on the material properties of FeCrAl alloys for nuclear power production applications

KG Field, MA Snead, Y Yamamoto… - Nuclear Technology …, 2017 - academia.edu
FeCrAl alloys are a class of alloys that have seen increased interest for nuclear power
applications including accident tolerant fuel cladding, structural components for fast fission …

Improved irradiation resistance of accident-tolerant high-strength FeCrAl alloys with heterogeneous structures

KS Mao, CP Massey, Y Yamamoto, KA Unocic… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Post–neutron irradiation examination is performed on advanced accident-tolerant fuel (ATF)
cladding iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloys with∼ 10–13at.% Cr,∼ 10–12 at.% Al,∼ …

[KNJIGA][B] Accident-tolerant materials for light water reactor fuels

RB Rebak - 2020 - books.google.com
Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an
accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins …