研究内容紹介
Fuel Performance Modeling of Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF)
Typical nuclear fuel consists of fuel pellets confined in a metallic tube (called fuel cladding). The hydrogen explosion that occured at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in March 2011 was due to the chemical reaction of hot steam (H2O) and the metallic cladding. Following the accident, different types of new fuels are being developed, which are called "accident tolerant fuels". We have also contributed to the IAEA Coordinated Research Project on Analysis of Options and Experimental Examination of Fuels for Water Cooled Reactors with Increased Accident Tolerance (ACTOF). The TECDOC can be found here
