Kurt A. Terrani

TL;DR: In this article, three general strategies for accident tolerant fuels are explored: modification of current state-of-the-art zirconium alloy cladding to further improve oxidation resistance (including use of coatings), replacement of Zr Alloy cladding with an alternative oxidation resistant high-performance cladding, and replacement of the monolithic ceramic oxide fuel with alternative fuel forms.

TL;DR: A review of the development status for three accident tolerant fuel cladding technologies, namely coated zirconium-based cladding, ferritic alumina-forming alloy cladding and silicon carbide fiber-reinforced SCCM composite, is offered in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, an application of advanced oxidation-resistant iron alloys as light water reactor fuel cladding is proposed, based on specific limitations associated with zirconium alloys.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison of a range of commercial and model alloys, conventional austenitic steels do not have sufficient oxidation resistance with only ∼18Cr-10Ni, and higher alloyed type 310 stainless steel is protective but Ni is not a desirable alloy addition for this application.

TL;DR: In this paper, a set of model FeCrAl alloys containing 10−20Cr, 3−5Al, and 0−0.12Y in weight percent, were prepared by conventional arc-melting and hot-working processes to explore the effect of composition on the properties of FecrAlY alloys.