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 …
reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety …
Current status of materials development of nuclear fuel cladding tubes for light water reactors
Abstract Zirconium-based (Zr-based) alloys have been widely used as materials for the key
components in light water reactors (LWRs), such as fuel claddings which suffer from …
components in light water reactors (LWRs), such as fuel claddings which suffer from …
[HTML][HTML] Protective coatings on zirconium-based alloys as accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) claddings
C Tang, M Stueber, HJ Seifert, M Steinbrueck - Corrosion reviews, 2017 - degruyter.com
Chongchong Tang received his Master's degree in metallurgical engineering from the
Northeastern University, China, in 2014. He is currently a PhD student in the IAM-AWP of the …
Northeastern University, China, in 2014. He is currently a PhD student in the IAM-AWP of the …
Recent advances in protective coatings for accident tolerant Zr-based fuel claddings
Zirconium-based alloys have served the nuclear industry for several decades due to their
acceptable properties for nuclear cores of light water reactors (LWRs). However, severe …
acceptable properties for nuclear cores of light water reactors (LWRs). However, severe …
High temperature oxidation and microstructural evolution of cold spray chromium coatings on Zircaloy-4 in steam environments
H Yeom, B Maier, G Johnson, T Dabney… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …
1130–1310° C in flowing steam at atmospheric pressure have been studied. The study is …
[HTML][HTML] Development status of accident-tolerant fuel for light water reactors in Korea
For a long time, a top priority in the nuclear industry was the safe, reliable, and economic
operation of light water reactors. However, the development of accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) …
operation of light water reactors. However, the development of accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) …
Fibre-reinforced multifunctional SiC matrix composite materials
XW Yin, LF Cheng, LT Zhang… - International …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In the last two decades, fibre-reinforced SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) have
attracted extensive interests. Owing to the designable multi-scale microstructure feature and …
attracted extensive interests. Owing to the designable multi-scale microstructure feature and …
Material selection for accident tolerant fuel cladding
Alternative cladding materials to Zr-based alloys are being investigated for accident
tolerance, which can be defined as> 100X improvement (compared to Zr-based alloys) in …
tolerance, which can be defined as> 100X improvement (compared to Zr-based alloys) in …
A systematic study of the oxidation behavior of Cr coatings on Zry4 substrates in high temperature steam environment
X Han, C Chen, Y Tan, W Feng, S Peng, H Zhang - Corrosion Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Cr coatings have been deposited on the outer surface of zircaloy-4 tube with well control of
thickness variations along the tube axis. A series of samples have been oxidized in high …
thickness variations along the tube axis. A series of samples have been oxidized in high …
Recent progress in the development of SiC composites for nuclear fusion applications
Silicon carbide (SiC) fiber reinforced SiC matrix composites continue to undergo
development for fusion applications worldwide because of inherent advantages of the …
development for fusion applications worldwide because of inherent advantages of the …