The goal of achieving higher thermal efficiency in nuclear power systems, whether fission or
fusion based, has invariably led to the study and development of refractory metals, ceramics …

Silicon carbide has enjoyed both fundamental study and practical application since the early
days of nuclear materials science. In the past decade, with the increased interest in …

This paper presents an overview of Pronghorn, a multiscale thermal-hydraulic (T/H)
application developed by Idaho National Laboratory and the University of California …

The potential application of microencapsulated fuels to light water reactors (LWRs) has been
explored. The specific fuel manifestation being put forward is for coated fuel particles …

A summary of activities around concept development, design, manufacturing, and early
irradiation testing of a novel coated fuel particle, uranium nitride tristructural-isotropic fuel is …

After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident, scientists and engineers have been develo**
accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) concepts to make nuclear reactors safer. To make light-water …

The fuel form developed for the Transformational Challenge Reactor demonstration program
leverages recent advances in manufacturing, materials, and computational sciences …

This paper addresses certain key feasibility issues facing the application of SiC-matrix
microencapsulated fuels for light water reactor application. Issues addressed are the …

The consolidation mechanism and resulting properties of the silicon carbide (SiC) matrix of
fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel form are discussed. The matrix is produced via …

Abstract Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is emerging advanced fuel material for
the future nuclear reactors. The fuel pellet in the FCM fuel is composed of matrix and a large …