Development of Cr cold spray–coated fuel cladding with enhanced accident tolerance
Abstract
Accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs) are currently of high interest to researchers in the nuclear industry and in governmental and international organizations. One widely studied accident-tolerant fuel concept is multilayer cladding (also known as coated cladding). This concept is based on a traditional Zr-based alloy (Zircaloy-4, M5, E110, ZIRLO etc.) serving as a substrate. Different protective materials are applied to the substrate surface by various techniques, thus enhancing the accident tolerance of the fuel. This study focuses on the results of testing of Zircaloy-4 coated with pure chromium metal using the cold spray (CS) technique. In comparison with other deposition methods, e.g., Physical vapor deposition (PVD), laser coating, or Chemical vapor deposition techniques (CVD), the CS technique is more cost efficient due to lower energy consumption and high deposition rates, making it more suitable for industry-scale production. The Cr-coated samples were tested at different conditions (500°C steam, 1200°C steam, and Pressurized water reactor (PWR) pressurization test) and were precharacterized and postcharacterized by various techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), or nanoindentation; results are discussed. Results of the steady-state fuel performance simulations using the Bison code predicted the concept's feasibility. It is concluded that CS Cr coating has highmore »
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
[2];
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Czech Technical Univ. in Prague, Prague (Czech Republic)
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Army Research Lab., Adelphi, MD (United States). ARL Cold Spray Center
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1501542
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NE0008416
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Engineering and Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 50; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1738-5733
- Publisher:
- Korean Nuclear Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; Accident-Tolerant Fuel; Chromium; Cladding; Coating; Cold Spray; Nuclear Fuel
Citation Formats
Ševeček, Martin, Gurgen, Anil, Seshadri, Arunkumar, Che, Yifeng, Wagih, Malik, Phillips, Bren, Champagne, Victor, and Shirvan, Koroush. Development of Cr cold spray–coated fuel cladding with enhanced accident tolerance. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.net.2017.12.011.
Ševeček, Martin, Gurgen, Anil, Seshadri, Arunkumar, Che, Yifeng, Wagih, Malik, Phillips, Bren, Champagne, Victor, & Shirvan, Koroush. Development of Cr cold spray–coated fuel cladding with enhanced accident tolerance. United States. doi:10.1016/j.net.2017.12.011.
Ševeček, Martin, Gurgen, Anil, Seshadri, Arunkumar, Che, Yifeng, Wagih, Malik, Phillips, Bren, Champagne, Victor, and Shirvan, Koroush. Sat .
"Development of Cr cold spray–coated fuel cladding with enhanced accident tolerance". United States. doi:10.1016/j.net.2017.12.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1501542.
@article{osti_1501542,
title = {Development of Cr cold spray–coated fuel cladding with enhanced accident tolerance},
author = {Ševeček, Martin and Gurgen, Anil and Seshadri, Arunkumar and Che, Yifeng and Wagih, Malik and Phillips, Bren and Champagne, Victor and Shirvan, Koroush},
abstractNote = {Accident-tolerant fuels (ATFs) are currently of high interest to researchers in the nuclear industry and in governmental and international organizations. One widely studied accident-tolerant fuel concept is multilayer cladding (also known as coated cladding). This concept is based on a traditional Zr-based alloy (Zircaloy-4, M5, E110, ZIRLO etc.) serving as a substrate. Different protective materials are applied to the substrate surface by various techniques, thus enhancing the accident tolerance of the fuel. This study focuses on the results of testing of Zircaloy-4 coated with pure chromium metal using the cold spray (CS) technique. In comparison with other deposition methods, e.g., Physical vapor deposition (PVD), laser coating, or Chemical vapor deposition techniques (CVD), the CS technique is more cost efficient due to lower energy consumption and high deposition rates, making it more suitable for industry-scale production. The Cr-coated samples were tested at different conditions (500°C steam, 1200°C steam, and Pressurized water reactor (PWR) pressurization test) and were precharacterized and postcharacterized by various techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), or nanoindentation; results are discussed. Results of the steady-state fuel performance simulations using the Bison code predicted the concept's feasibility. It is concluded that CS Cr coating has high potential benefits but requires further optimization and out-of-pile and in-pile testing.},
doi = {10.1016/j.net.2017.12.011},
journal = {Nuclear Engineering and Technology},
issn = {1738-5733},
number = 2,
volume = 50,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {1}
}
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Fig. 1. : SEM of the feedstock chrome powder produced by Exotech. SEM, scanning electron microscopy.
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