The safety of nuclear power plants has put forward new requirements for the corrosion
resistance of fuel cladding with the advancement of industrialization. FeCrAl alloys are …

Small specimen testing techniques have a long history in nuclear material research due to
the limitations posed by nuclear facilities. The limited space in reactors and the fact that the …

FeCrAl alloy is one of the promising cladding materials in the advanced nuclear reactors.
Here we compare the irradiation response of the nanolaminate (NL) and coarse-grained …

To simulate neutron and helium damage in a fusion reactor first wall sequential self-ion
implantation up to 13 dpa followed by helium-ion implantation up to 3000 appm was …

After the Fukushima nuclear accident, the development of new accident-tolerant fuel
cladding materials has become a research hotspot around the world. Due to its outstanding …

Single-beam, dual-beam and sequential iron-and/or helium-ion irradiations are widely
accepted to emulate more application-relevant but hardly accessible irradiation conditions of …

This study investigates the mechanical properties of A508-3 steel irradiated with Fe ions to
0.1, 0.4, 2.0, and 5.0 dpa at 20, 100, and 300° C using a nanoindentation experiment and …

Despite nuclear energy being a clean, sustainable source, its safety is a major concern,
especially after the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents. Designing accident-tolerant fuel …

We irradiated four ferritic alloys with energetic Fe and He ions: one castable nanostructured
alloy (CNA) containing Ti-W-Ta-carbides, and three nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) …

High-performance structural materials (HPSMs) are needed for the successful and safe
design of fission and fusion reactors. Their operation is associated with unprecedented …