TY - JOUR
T1 - Contribution of IAEA coordinated research projects to light water reactors advanced technology fuel testing and simulation
AU - Zhang, Jinzhao
AU - Xu, Peng
AU - Sevecek, Martin
AU - Sim, Ki Seob
AU - Khaperskaia, Anzhelika
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the contribution of all participants and work task leaders to the IAEA CRPs on FUMAC, ACTOF and ATF-TS. The support from M. Veshchunov (retired from IAEA) are greatly appreciated. We dedicated this paper to the memory of Dr. G. Pastore, who has made significant contributions to all these IAEA CRPs.
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© 2024 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - The Fukushima-Daiichi accident in 2011 highlighted the pressing need for enhanced design and safety analysis of nuclear fuels, especially under accident conditions in nuclear power plants (NPPs). To address this need, the international nuclear fuel community has developed several concepts of Accident Tolerant and Advanced Technology Fuels (ATFs) for light water reactors. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the request of its Member States, has initiated a series of three Coordinated Research Projects (CRPs) to aid in the development and testing of these ATFs. These projects, known as FUMAC, ACTOF, and ATF-TS, focus on the experimentation and simulation of ATFs under various accident conditions, including design basis accidents and design extension conditions. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the main activities, as well as the achieved or anticipated results of these three CRPs. The insights and advancements gained from these projects will enable IAEA Member States to further refine nuclear fission technology, thereby contributing to efforts aimed at mitigating climate change.
AB - The Fukushima-Daiichi accident in 2011 highlighted the pressing need for enhanced design and safety analysis of nuclear fuels, especially under accident conditions in nuclear power plants (NPPs). To address this need, the international nuclear fuel community has developed several concepts of Accident Tolerant and Advanced Technology Fuels (ATFs) for light water reactors. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at the request of its Member States, has initiated a series of three Coordinated Research Projects (CRPs) to aid in the development and testing of these ATFs. These projects, known as FUMAC, ACTOF, and ATF-TS, focus on the experimentation and simulation of ATFs under various accident conditions, including design basis accidents and design extension conditions. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the main activities, as well as the achieved or anticipated results of these three CRPs. The insights and advancements gained from these projects will enable IAEA Member States to further refine nuclear fission technology, thereby contributing to efforts aimed at mitigating climate change.
KW - Accident tolerant fuel and advanced technology fuel
KW - Coordinated research project
KW - Design basis accident
KW - Design extension conditions
KW - Fuel modelling
KW - Fuel testing
KW - IAEA
KW - Safety evaluation
KW - Uncertainty analysis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.112910
DO - 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.112910
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85182697142
SN - 0029-5493
VL - 418
JO - Nuclear Engineering and Design
JF - Nuclear Engineering and Design
M1 - 112910
ER -