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

The motivation for transitioning away from zirconium-based fuel cladding in light water reactors to significantly more oxidation-resistant materials, thereby enhancing safety margins during severe accidents, is laid out. A review of the development status for three accident tolerant fuel cladding te...

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Published in:	Journal of nuclear materials Vol. 501; no. C; pp. 13 - 30
Main Author:	Terrani, Kurt A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.2018 Elsevier BV Elsevier
Subjects:	Aluminum oxide Carbides Cladding Ferrites Light water reactors MATERIALS SCIENCE Metal matrix composites Motivation Nuclear engineering Nuclear fuels Nuclear reactors Nuclear safety Oxidation Oxidation resistance Safety margins Silicon Silicon carbide Zirconium
ISSN:	0022-3115, 1873-4820
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