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 with an introduction to nuclear power as a renewable energy source and the current materials being utilized in light water reactors. It then moves on to discuss the recent advancements being made in accident tolerant fuels, reviewing the specific materials, their fabrication and implementation, environmental resistance, irradiation behavior, and licensing requirements. The book concludes with a look to the future of new power generation technologies. It is written for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear power industry and is the first comprehensive work on this topic.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. ix 6. List of abbreviations and acronyms - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. Nuclear power is clean and safe - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Current materials in light water reactors. Why do we need a materials renewal? - p. 15 9. Chapter 3. Worldwide development of accident tolerant fuels, areas of study, claddings, and fuels - p. 43 10. Chapter 4. Accident-tolerant fuels cladding concept: coatings for zirconium alloys - p. 63 11. Chapter 5. FeCrAl—iron–chromium–aluminum monolithic alloys - p. 83 12. Chapter 6. Silicon carbide and ceramics metal composite - p. 143 13. Chapter 7. Alternative fuels to urania - p. 157 14. Chapter 8. Maturity of the accident-tolerant fuel concepts: the fuel cycle and used fuel disposition - p. 171 15. Chapter 9. Licensing and the increased safety of power reactors’ operation - p. 187 16. Chapter 10. Looking to the future - p. 197 17. References - p. 199 18. Index - p. 213
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 with an introduction to nuclear power as a renewable energy source and the current materials being utilized in light water reactors. It then moves on to discuss the recent advancements being made in accident tolerant fuels, reviewing the specific materials, their fabrication and implementation, environmental resistance, irradiation behavior, and licensing requirements. The book concludes with a look to the future of new power generation technologies. It is written for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear power industry and is the first comprehensive work on this topic.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. ix 6. List of abbreviations and acronyms - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. Nuclear power is clean and safe - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Current materials in light water reactors. Why do we need a materials renewal? - p. 15 9. Chapter 3. Worldwide development of accident tolerant fuels, areas of study, claddings, and fuels - p. 43 10. Chapter 4. Accident-tolerant fuels cladding concept: coatings for zirconium alloys - p. 63 11. Chapter 5. FeCrAl—iron–chromium–aluminum monolithic alloys - p. 83 12. Chapter 6. Silicon carbide and ceramics metal composite - p. 143 13. Chapter 7. Alternative fuels to urania - p. 157 14. Chapter 8. Maturity of the accident-tolerant fuel concepts: the fuel cycle and used fuel disposition - p. 171 15. Chapter 9. Licensing and the increased safety of power reactors’ operation - p. 187 16. Chapter 10. Looking to the future - p. 197 17. References - p. 199 18. Index - p. 213
