Research and Development Progress and Application Prospect of Nuclear Fuels for Commercial Pressurized Water Reactors

Jiao Yongjun; Yu Junchong; Zhou Yi; Li Yuanming; Chen Ping; Duan Zhengang

doi:10.13832/j.jnpe.2022.06.0001

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Jiao Yongjun, Yu Junchong, Zhou Yi, Li Yuanming, Chen Ping, Duan Zhengang. Research and Development Progress and Application Prospect of Nuclear Fuels for Commercial Pressurized Water Reactors[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2022, 43(6): 1-7. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2022.06.0001

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Jiao Yongjun, Yu Junchong, Zhou Yi, Li Yuanming, Chen Ping, Duan Zhengang. Research and Development Progress and Application Prospect of Nuclear Fuels for Commercial Pressurized Water Reactors[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2022, 43(6): 1-7. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2022.06.0001

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Jiao Yongjun, Yu Junchong, Zhou Yi, Li Yuanming, Chen Ping, Duan Zhengang. Research and Development Progress and Application Prospect of Nuclear Fuels for Commercial Pressurized Water Reactors[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2022, 43(6): 1-7. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2022.06.0001

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Research and Development Progress and Application Prospect of Nuclear Fuels for Commercial Pressurized Water Reactors

doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2022.06.0001

Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, 610213, China

Received Date: 2022-07-04
Rev Recd Date: 2022-08-16
Publish Date: 2022-12-14

Abstract

Abstract

Pressurized water reactor (PWR) is the main reactor type of nuclear power plant at present, and nuclear fuel is the energy source of reactor and the main source of fission products, which is related to the economy and safety of nuclear power plant. This paper summarizes and evaluates the performance characteristics, technical status and prospects of doped UO₂ fuel, high density fuel, micro-capsulated fuel and metal fuel currently developed for commercial PWR applications. Among these fuels, the large grain fuel has high technology maturity and is expected to be commercially available in PWR in the near future; the corrosion and oxidation of high density fuel and metal fuel in high temperature water and the behavior under accidents still need to be studied and solved; micro-encapsulated fuel with extremely safety is more suitable for small reactors for special purposes. Research and development of advanced fuel assemblies, design criteria and high fidelity performance analysis technology shall be carried out in coordination to maximize the reliability and high burnup advantages of new fuels.
- Pressurized water reactor (PWR),
- Accident tolerant fuel (ATF),
- High uranium density fuel,
- Micro-capsulated fuel,
- Metal fuel

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