R&D for introducing advanced fuels contributing to safety improvement of current LWRs

Kazuo Kakiuchi

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Oral presentation

IV. Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Materials » 402-1 Nuclear Materials and the Irradiation Behavior

[3M01-04] Advanced Material 1

Fri. Sep 15, 2017 10:50 AM - 11:55 AM Room M (N304 - N Block)

Chair:Sosuke Kondo (Kyoto Univ.)

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM

[3M03] R&D for introducing advanced fuels contributing to safety improvement of current LWRs

(3)SiC composite material for BWR

*Kazuo Kakiuchi¹, Hisaki Sato¹, Ryo Ishibashi², Takao Kondo², Ikuo Ioka³, Shinichiro Yamashita³, Yoshiyuki Kaji³ (1. Toshiba, 2. Hitachi GE, 3. JAEA)

Keywords:LWR, Enhansed Safety, Accident tolerant, Fuel cladding, SiC

In order to increase accident tolerance of LWRs, FeCrAl-ODS steel for BWR, SiC composite material for BWR and PWR have been developing in Japan. In this presentation, the development of SiC composite material for BWR will be explained.