The development of micro and small modular reactor in the future energy market

S Tan, S Cheng, K Wang, X Liu, H Cheng… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Micro and Small Modular Reactor (MSMR) is an emerging energy technology that meets the
requirements of market demand, safety, efficiency, and sustainability. This paper …

FeCrAl fuel/clad chemical interaction in light water reactor environments

HJ Qu, M Higgins, H Abouelella, F Cappia… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article investigates the fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) behavior of two
commercial FeCrAl alloys, APMT composition (Fe-21Cr-5Al-3Mo wt.%) and C35M (Fe-13Cr …

Research progress in high-temperature thermo-mechanical behavior for modelling FeCrAl cladding under loss-of-coolant accident condition

L Qian, Y Liu, T Huang, W Chen, S Du, C Yin… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
FeCrAl cladding has been proposed as one of the most promising accident tolerant fuel
cladding candidates since the Fukushima Daiichi accident due to its excellent high …

Realistic performance assessment of FeCrAl-UN/U3Si2 accident tolerant fuel under loss-of-coolant accident scenario

Q Xiong, L Qian, G Song, J Yang, Y Liu, J Deng… - Reliability Engineering & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rigorous safety requirements in the nuclear industry have necessitated the development
of accident tolerant fuels, with FeCrAl-UN/U 3 Si 2 being one of the latest innovations in this …

[HTML][HTML] Fuel performance modelling of Cr-coated Zircaloy cladding under DBA/LOCA conditions

P Aragón, F Feria, LE Herranz, A Schubert… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
Chromium coatings are being developed for advanced technology fuel (ATF) claddings,
offering negligible corrosion during normal operation, improved resistance to high …

Evaluation of chromium coatings deposited by standard and bipolar high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS & B-HiPIMS) for nuclear power applications

M Ammendola, B Aronson, P Fourspring… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chromium coatings, as deposited onto Zircaloy-4 through direct current magnetron
sputtering (DCMS) and high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS), are evaluated …

In-situ strain behavior and BISON simulations of Zircaloy cladding subjected to temperature cycling separate-effects tests in a steam environment

JI Espersen, NA Capps, MJ Ridley, SB Bell… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
Understanding fuel system performance during anticipated transients without scram
(ATWSs) in boiling water reactors (BWRs) is necessary for refining current and future safety …

Hermeticity of SiC/SiC composite and monolithic SiC tubes irradiated under radial high-heat flux

T Koyanagi, X Hu, CM Petrie, G Singh, C Ang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Demonstration of hermetic SiC fiber–reinforced SiC matrix composite cladding under normal
operating environments has been identified as one of the most critical feasibility issues for …

Mechanical degradation of duplex SiC-fiber reinforced SiC matrix composite tubes under a controlled high-temperature steam environment

T Koyanagi, C Hawkins, B Lamm, E Lara-Curzio… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper describes results from the mechanical evaluation of unirradiated SiC fiber–
reinforced SiC matrix composite tubes under a controlled high-temperature steam …

High-temperature oxidation behavior and degradation mechanism of chromium-coated zirconium alloy cladding: a review

Y Li, BQ Wang, XY Zhang, SJ Wang, CY Li, HL Yang… - Tungsten, 2024 - Springer
Accident-tolerant fuels (ATF) have been extensively studied to reduce the production rate
and total amount of heat and hydrogen generated from high-temperature steam oxidation …