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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 229-236Publisher
KOREAN NUCLEAR SOC
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2017.12.011
Keywords
Accident-Tolerant Fuel; Chromium; Cladding; Coating; Cold Spray; Nuclear Fuel
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- US Department of Energy Integrated Research Project Grant [DE-NE0008416]
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Accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs) are currently of high interest to researchers in the nuclear industry and in governmental and international organizations. One widely studied accident-tolerant fuel concept is multilayer cladding (also known as coated cladding). This concept is based on a traditional Zr-based alloy (Zircaloy-4, M5, E110, ZIRLO etc.) serving as a substrate. Different protective materials are applied to the substrate surface by various techniques, thus enhancing the accident tolerance of the fuel. This study focuses on the results of testing of Zircaloy-4 coated with pure chromium metal using the cold spray (CS) technique. In comparison with other deposition methods, e.g., Physical vapor deposition (PVD), laser coating, or Chemical vapor deposition techniques (CVD), the CS technique is more cost efficient due to lower energy consumption and high deposition rates, making it more suitable for industry-scale production. The Cr-coated samples were tested at different conditions (500 degrees C steam, 1200 degrees C steam, and Pressurized water reactor (PWR) pressurization test) and were precharacterized and postcharacterized by various techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), or nanoindentation; results are discussed. Results of the steady-state fuel performance simulations using the Bison code predicted the concept's feasibility. It is concluded that CS Cr coating has high potential benefits but requires further optimization and out-of-pile and in-pile testing. (C) 2018 Korean Nuclear Society, Published by Elsevier Korea LLC.
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