CERAMIC NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING BY SSiC HOLLOW BODIES

We propose as innovative solution for accident-tolerant fuel:

ENCAPSULATION IN CERAMICS!

Instead of the metallic cladding, robust SSiC hollow bodies are manufactured, filled with fuel (preferably TRISO coated particles in an appropriate matrix or sintered UO₂ pellets) and hermetically sealed with an SSiC lid by laser beam joining.