Accident tolerant composite nuclear fuels

Barbara Szpunar; Linu Malakkal; Seanne Chung; Momina Mateen Butt; Ericmoore Jossou; Jerzy A. Szpunar

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201713003001

Accident tolerant composite nuclear fuels

Barbara Szpunar
, Linu Malakkal
, Seanne Chung
, Momina Mateen Butt
, Ericmoore Jossou
, Jerzy A. Szpunar

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Abstract

Investigated accident tolerant nuclear fuels are fuels with enhanced thermal conductivity, which can withstand the loss of coolant for a longer time by allowing faster dissipation of heat, thus lowering the centerline temperature and preventing the melting of the fuel. Traditional nuclear fuels have a very low thermal conductivity and can be significantly enhanced if transformed into a composite with a very high thermal conductivity components. In this study, we analyze the thermal properties of various composites of mixed oxides and thoria fuels to improve thermal conductivity for the next generation safer nuclear reactors.

Original language	English
Article number	03001
Journal	MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume	130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201713003001
State	Published - Oct 25 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st International Conference on Composite Material, Polymer Science and Engineering, CMPSE 2017 - Toyama, Japan Duration: Jun 24 2017 → Jun 25 2017

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