The thermal-hydraulic performance of a nuclear reactor fuel assembly governs both its operational efficiency and safety margin. Within an array of fuel rods, coolant channels convey heat generated by ...

The third and final pilot 18-month operation of accident-tolerant fuel has been completed at Rostov Nuclear Power Plant’s unit 2. (Image: Rosatom) The fuel assemblies with experimental fuel elements ...

Metallic fuels, commonly composed of uranium–zirconium and uranium–plutonium–zirconium alloys, offer high thermal conductivity and fissile density, making them prime candidates for next-generation ...

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The first complete assembly of accident tolerant fuel to operate in a commercial nuclear reactor has completed its second cycle of operations and has undergone testing before being loaded into ...