[HTML][HTML] Current state and prospect on the development of advanced nuclear fuel system materials: A review

D Yun, C Lu, Z Zhou, Y Wu, W Liu, S Guo, T Shi… - Materials Reports …, 2021 - Elsevier
The intricate balance between reactor economics and safety necessitates the emergence of
new and advanced nuclear systems and, very importantly, advanced materials, which can …

Enhanced thermal conductivity accident tolerant fuels for improved reactor safety–A comprehensive review

W Zhou, W Zhou - Annals of nuclear energy, 2018 - Elsevier
UO 2 has a long history being used as a nuclear fuel. However, its low thermal conductivity
has become one of the major concerns limiting nuclear reactor performance and safety …

Preliminary evaluation of U3Si2-FeCrAl fuel performance in light water reactors through a multi-physics coupled way

Y He, P Chen, Y Wu, GH Su, W Tian, S Qiu - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2018 - Elsevier
U 3 Si 2-FeCrAl fuel system is a potential choice for Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) for its
higher uranium density, improved fuel thermal conductivity and stronger oxidation …

State-Based peridynamics for thermomechanical modeling of fracture mechanisms in nuclear fuel pellets

QQ Liu, D Wu, E Madenci, Y Yu, YL Hu - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a coupled thermomechanical ordinary state-based peridynamic (OSB-
PD) model, including the effects of randomly varying strength parameter and crack gap heat …

A mortar thermomechanical contact computational framework for nuclear fuel performance simulation

A Recuero, A Lindsay, D Yushu, JW Peterson… - … Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Nuclear fuel performance simulations involve the modeling of complex physical
phenomena, ranging from fission gas release to fuel swelling and other temperature …

Thermal-hydraulic and solid mechanics safety analysis for VVER-1000 reactor using analytical and CFD approaches

MYM Mohsen, AY Soliman… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neutronic, thermal-hydraulics, and solid mechanics computations were used to study the
different VVER-1000 reactors' operational conditions for the steady-state and the transient …

Multiphysics modeling of accident tolerant fuel-cladding U3Si2-FeCrAl performance in a light water reactor

R Liu, W Zhou, J Cai - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
The performance of the proposed advanced fuel-cladding system U 3 Si 2-FeCrAl was
studied based on the suggestion that U 3 Si 2-FeCrAl system is a potential accident tolerant …

Multiphysics modeling of thorium-based fuel performance with a two-layer SiC cladding in a light water reactor

R Liu, J Cai, W Zhou - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance of thorium-based mixed oxide fuel ((Th, U) O 2 fuel and (Th, Pu) O 2 fuel)
with a two-layer SiC cladding in a light water reactor have been investigated by finite …

Preliminary analysis on the thermal-mechanical behavior of dispersed plate-type fuel under reactivity insertion accident

Y Wang, Y Guo, Y Wu, Y Liu, L Liu, C Zhang… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a modified two-dimensional geometry model was employed comprised of metal
cladding, a metal matrix, and dispersed fuel particles. And an analysis method was …

Transient fuel behavior analysis of UN fuel with a two-layered SiC cladding based on multiphysics method

H Han, J Liao, R Liu, S Liu - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, UN fuel has emerged as a promising alternative to UO 2 fuel due to its exceptional
thermophysical attributes, including heightened thermal conductivity, elevated melting point …