Accident-Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels

A discussion of the current developments in the area of materials and ATF for Light Water Reactors

Raul B. Rebak (Edited by)

9780128175033, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 16 January 2020

236 pages, 150 illustrations (30 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.36 kg

Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins with an introduction to nuclear power as a renewable energy source and the current materials being utilized in light water reactors. It then moves on to discuss the recent advancements being made in accident tolerant fuels, reviewing the specific materials, their fabrication and implementation, environmental resistance, irradiation behavior, and licensing requirements. The book concludes with a look to the future of new power generation technologies. It is written for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear power industry and is the first comprehensive work on this topic.

1. Introduction – Nuclear Power is Green
2. Status of materials in light water reactors. Why do we need a materials renewal?
3. Current Development of Accident Tolerant Fuels Worldwide
4. FeCrAl – Iron Chromium Aluminium alloys
5. Coatings for Zirconium Alloys
6. Silicon Carbide and Ceramics
7. Next Generation of Power Reactors
8. Looking to the future

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]