| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Mechanical Behavior and Degradation of Advanced Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials
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| Presentation Title |
Development of Advanced Nuclear Fuels for Current and Next Generation Reactors |
| Author(s) |
Joshua T. White, Tarik Saleh, Kenneth McClellan |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Joshua T. White |
| Abstract Scope |
The Advanced Fuels Campaign has focused on the development of next generation nuclear fuels using a pragmatic approach to improve the safety and economics of nuclear reactors. Fuel development has utilized a multifaceted approach to fabricate and characterize fuel options for current and next generation reactors. This includes efforts to assess the thermophysical properties for accurate fuel performance code modeling, fabrication of test articles for small scale accelerated irradiation studies, evaluation of industrial scale up, and degradation mechanism under accident scenarios. The focus of this talk will detail the motivation as well as research and development into fuels of interest within the AFC including doped oxide fuels and high uranium density fuels as well as prospects of increasing the burn up limits for current generation light water reactors. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Nuclear Materials, Characterization, Ceramics |