Neutronic Analysis of SiC/SiC Sandwich Cladding Design in APR-1400 under Normal Operation Conditions

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 14; p. 5204
• Main Authors: Alaleeli, Maithah, Alameri, Saeed, Alrwashdeh, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
• Subjects: accident-tolerant fuels; Alloys; Claddings; Design; Electric power distribution; Investigations; light water reactor; Linings; neutronics; Niobium; nuclear fuel; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Physics; Pressurized water reactors; Reactor physics; Reactors; Silicon carbide; Tantalum; Tightness

Our aim is to study the neutronic behaviour of potential accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) claddings in a pressurised water reactor under normal operations. This work compares ATF silicon carbide composite (SiC/SiC) cladding to conventional ZIRLOTM cladding in APR-1400. Additionally, a “sandwich” claddin...