NEUP CINR-18-14815: C-SiOC-SiC Coated Particle Fuels for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

This program is to study an entirely new concept for nuclear fuel encapsulation using an amorphous SiOC plus carbon system as the inner coating and nanocrystalline SiC plus minor carbon as the outer coating for nuclear fuel kernel particles. We will develop C-SiOC-SiC and CeO2 fuel substitute materials to mimic actual nuclear fuels, conduct ion irradiation testing to predict nuclear fuel performance, and carry out microstructure, composition, mechanical, and oxidation resistance measurements.

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Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
PI	Kathy Lu