Nuclear fuel rods are critical components in nuclear reactors, and their integrity is essential for safe and efficient operation. One of the significant challenges faced by these fuel rods is ...

Flow-induced vibration (FIV) in nuclear fuel rods is a critical area of research due to its implications for the safety and efficiency of nuclear reactors. As fluid flows around fuel rods ...

1 nuclear power plant. The analysis revealed that the first piece of debris contained uranium and zirconium, a metal used in the cladding that encases fuel rods. JAEA said the debris was formed ...

Performance and reliability of nuclear fuel are important ... part of the life-cycle of fuel (procurement, quality control, core design, and activities during NPP outages). To support effective fuel ...

BEIJING--A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident ...

Lightbridge is a nuclear technology company developing proprietary nuclear fuel currently rated as a hold due to its lack of ...

Since the construction of the first commercial light water nuclear power plants (LWR) the design of their fuel rods hasn’t changed significantly. Mechanically robust and corrosion-resistant ...

The tests involved exposing unfueled SiGA cladded rods to the ... operation and longer fuel lifetimes. This translates to increased efficiency and reduced costs for nuclear power plants.

As the death toll rises in Japan in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake, a nuclear disaster threat looms as fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant became fully exposed. Also ...