Nature Communications (May 2020)

Understanding the interface interaction between U3Si2 fuel and SiC cladding

  • Vancho Kocevski,
  • Denise A. Lopes,
  • Antoine J. Claisse,
  • Theodore M. Besmann

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16435-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Triuranium disilicide fuel and silicon carbide cladding system is of importance for accident tolerance fuel initiative. Here the authors discuss the role of interface interaction between the U3Si2 fuel and SiC cladding in their use as an advanced concept in light water reactors.