Advances in the Manufacture and Performance of Nuclear Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nuclear fuel; fuel cladding; nuclear wasteform; material characterization
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid increase in nuclear energy consumption as well as the evolution of Gen-IV nuclear reactor technologies remain noticeable trends and evident factors in the creation of new materials and technologies. Advances in the application of nuclear metal alloys and metallic fuels, including the development and characterization of materials used or those with the potential to be used in advanced nuclear reactor cores, define the scope of this Special Issue. From the onset, the development of metallic fuel or structural materials for nuclear reactors has been of great significance for the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants. Reactors are designed to be used for several dozens of years in extreme core environments. Therefore, designing alloys to withstand harsh conditions, such as high temperature or strong irradiation, in the reactor core is a fundamental challenge for materials scientists. For the aforementioned reasons, the fabrication, characterization, and theoretical understanding of advanced nuclear fuels and structural materials, specifically in terms of their thermo-mechanical properties, the synergistic effect of temperature, corrosion, and irradiation, or their in-pile performance, are critical to the future application of advanced superalloys in nuclear systems.
For this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on the fabrication, characterization, and theoretical study of metallic fuel, advanced nuclear fuel cladding, and structural alloys in the field of advanced nuclear systems. The innovative study of the additive manufacturing of superalloys for nuclear applications and the use of multiscale research methods that bridge microstructure and properties are of particular interest.
Dr. Kun Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nuclear fuel
- structural alloys
- structural characterization
- fabrication process
- in-pile performance
- extreme environment
- irradiation
- corrosion
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