Microencapsulated fuel technology for commercial light water and advanced reactor application

被引：186
作者：
Terrani, Kurt A. [1 ]
Snead, Lance L. [2 ]
Gehin, Jess C. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Fuel Cycle & Isotopes Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[2] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Mat Sci & Technol Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[3] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Reactor & Nucl Syst Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS | 2012年 / 427卷 / 1-3期
关键词：
COATED PARTICLE FUEL; SILICON-CARBIDE; THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY; IRRADIATION GROWTH; URANIUM NITRIDE; TEMPERATURE; BEHAVIOR; FABRICATION; COMPOSITES; OXIDATION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.05.021
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
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 embedded in silicon carbide or zirconium metal matrices. Detailed descriptions of these concepts are presented, along with a review of attributes, potential benefits, and issues with respect to their application in LWR environments, specifically from the standpoints of materials, neutronics, operations, and economics. Preliminary experiment and modeling results imply that with marginal redesign, significant gains in operational reliability and accident response margins could be potentially achieved by replacing conventional oxide-type LWR fuel with microencapsulated fuel forms. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：209 / 224
页数：16
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