Summary. ???Materials Challenges in Nuclear Energy,??? S.J. Zinkle, 2013

Pestovich, Kimberly Shay¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: STRESS CORROSION;    WATER COOLED REACTORS;    WATER MODERATED REACTORS;    NUCLEAR FUELS;    CRACKS;    DESIGN;    REACTOR MATERIALS;    PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;    COST;    AGING;    RELIABILITY;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1225569
RP-ID  :  LA-UR--15-28639
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1225569
Others  :  TRN: US1500846

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Nuclear energy continues to grow in abundance and importance. It offers a future electric grid based entirely off of green energy, and it has numerous applications. Nuclear power has capabilities to desalinate water, deliver process heat or steam, affordably crack hydrogen from water, and extract unconventional fossil fuel sources. Current light water reactors demonstrate high reliability under normal operating conditions. Researchers have shown significant interest and investigating how to extend reactor lifespans and into other possible reactor designs. Further understanding of mechanisms responsible for corrosion and stress corrosion cracking, radiation hardening and degradation, and nuclear fuels innovations can lead to safer, more reliable, and cost-effective water-cooled nuclear reactors for electricity production.