Motivation for utilizing new high-performance advanced materials in nuclear energy systems

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• 作者：S.J. Zinkle^a ; ^b ; ^{szinkle@utk.edu} ; K.A. Terrani^b ; L.L. Snead^c
• 关键词：Nuclear materials ; Reactor pressure vessel steels ; Fuel cladding ; Accident tolerant fuels ; Light water reactors ; Sodium-cooled fast reactors ; Very high temperature gas-cooled reactors
• 刊名：Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：20
• 期：6
• 页码：401-410
• 全文大小：1389 K
• 卷排序：20

文摘

Advanced materials can improve accident tolerance & safety margins and reduce costs. Advanced/duct materials are crucial for sodium-cooled fast reactor economics. Ceramic composite materials are useful for high temperature gas cooled reactors.