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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 130, 2017
The International Conference on Composite Material, Polymer Science and Engineering (CMPSE2017)
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Article Number | 03001 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Composites of metal and ceramic materials | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201713003001 | |
Published online | 25 October 2017 |
Accident tolerant composite nuclear fuels
1 Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
a Corresponding author: B.Szpunar@usask.ca
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.
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