The potential impact of Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel on thermal hydraulic performance of SMART reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.08.029
Abstract: Abstract One of emerging advanced fuel materials for the next generations of the nuclear reactors is Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM) fuel. FCM fuel structure is comprised of TRISO particles dispersed randomly in a SiC matrix.… read more here.
Keywords: fully ceramic; thermal hydraulic; fcm fuel; fuel ... See more keywords
SMART reactor core design optimization based on FCM fuel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.110970
Abstract: Abstract Fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is originally proposed for replacement in light water reactors (LWRs) to enhance thermal hydraulic performance and reactor safety features. However, reactor core cycle length might be degraded by the… read more here.
Keywords: reactor core; reactor; smart reactor; fcm fuel ... See more keywords