Edited by
Fanny Balbaud-Célérier, CEA, France.
Céline Cabet, SRMA, France.
ISBN : 9781789451863
Publication Date : October 2024
Hardcover 358 pp
165.00 USD
Co-publisher
As a low carbon energy source, nuclear energy plays a reinforced role in a sustainable electricity mix. However, strengthening the share of nuclear energy implies the guarantee of safe, long-term operation of current systems and potentially the fostering of new constructions. Service life extension – as well as the design of future nuclear power plants – relies on the availability of robust and qualified structural materials, and their manufacturing processes. The science and engineering of materials are key in selecting robust material solutions and predicting aging mechanisms.
Materials and Processes for Nuclear Energy Today and in the Future reviews different reactor concepts and fuel management systems. Nuclear equipment has to maintain integrity under extreme conditions, such as high temperature, radiation, loads and/or corrosive environments. This book analyzes the requirements on components, and introduces reference solutions regarding materials and processes. It describes the materials’ main properties, their limits and the current R&D trends. Lastly, innovations are discussed, such as materials with enhanced properties, advanced manufacturing or using AI.
1. Materials and Processes for Light Water Reactors, Jean-Paul Massoud and Eric Molinié.
2. Materials and Processes for Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing, Nathalie Gruet, Benoit Gwinner, Pierre Laghoutaris, Beatriz Puga, Pierre Fauvet, Hervé Antony, Valentin Rohr, Eric Cavalletti, Pierre Chambrette and Laurent Junod.
3. Materials and Processes for Geological Disposal of High-level Waste and Spent Fuel, Fraser King.
4. Structural Materials for Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors, Hayato Yamashita and Tai Asayama.
5. Materials and Processes for Heavy Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors, Serguei Gavrilov.
6. Materials and Processes for Molten Salts Reactors, Céline Cabet, Yann De Carlan and Laure Martinelli.
7. Materials and Processes for Fusion Reactors, Giacomo Aiello.
8. Advanced Materials: Ceramics and Composite Materials, James Braun.
9. Advanced Materials: Oxide-Dispersion Strengthened Steels, Satoshi Ohtsuka, Takashi Tanno, Yasuhide Yano and Takeji Kaito.
10. Materials Discovery, Andrea Jokisaari, Cheng Sun and Jian Gan.
Fanny Balbaud-Célérier is Head of the Corrosion and Materials Behavior research division. She is a Fellow and Research Director of the CEA in the field of corrosion and materials science, and specializes in non-aqueous corrosion phenomena.
Céline Cabet has a PhD in Material Science and Engineering, and has worked for the French CEA since 2000. She holds the title of CEA Research Director, and is currently Deputy Head of the Advanced Materials and Processes Research division (SRMA).
