Uranium silicides are proposed as the prominent accident tolerant fuels for the light water
reactors (LWR) due to their high metal density and high thermal conductivity. Among the U …

Abstract Uranium silicide, U 3 Si 2, has been proposed as an advanced nuclear fuel to be
used in light water reactors (LWRs). Development of this alternative to the predominant …

In recent years, U3Si2 has been proposed as an alternative nuclear fuel material to uranium
dioxide (UO2) because of its intrinsically high uranium density and thermal conductivity …

Abstract Triuranium disilicide (U 3 Si 2) has been identified as an accident resistant
alternative to uranium dioxide (UO 2) based fuels. While experimental studies of U 3 Si 2 are …

In the past decades, uranium silicide (U 3 Si 2) as a promising accident tolerant fuel (ATF)
has drawn considerable attention in the field of nuclear physics. In comparison with …

Ternary metal halides are important photoelectric materials with proven high performance as
absorber layers in solar cells. In this paper, we explore the crystal structures of the low-cost …

Recently, uranium carbonitride solid solution has been recognized as a promising nuclear
reactor fuel due to its excellent physicochemical properties. However, due to the complexity …

In the past several decades, the U 3 Si 2 has received much attention for the development of
accident tolerant fuel in light water reactors because of its superior thermal conductivity and …

Alloying has been considered as an effective strategy to make up for the poor oxidation
corrosion resistance of U 3 Si 2. However, the theoretical studies on alloyed U 3 Si 2 are …

This work explores the pathway of changing fuel properties through doping aluminum from
the perspective of chemical bonding reconstruction. The stable structures of U 3 Si 2-Al with …