Rosatom develops revolutionary nuclear fuel

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The accident at the Japanese Fukushima-2011 nuclear power plant in March 1 showed the danger of the steam-zirconium reaction caused by it and stimulated the development of the so-called accident tolerant fuel resistant to accidents.





The program for creating such safe fuel included all participants in the global fuel market - the USA, China, Japan, South Korea, France, Switzerland, Germany, and India. Thanks to large-scale funding, the leadership is so far owned by the United States. It is believed that the state, which will be the first to receive safe nuclear fuel, will squeeze out its competitors in the peaceful atom market.

Russia, which has a developed nuclear energy industry, could not stay away from global trends. The structural unit of Rosatom TVEL is simultaneously working on the creation of four types of tolerant nuclear fuel. According to the head of the company, Natalia Nikipelova, TVEL plans to stop in two of the most promising areas after conducting reactor tests in the MIR reactor, located in Dimitrovgrad. Rosatom will be ready to enter the market of safe nuclear fuel by 2020.

At the end of 2019, after conducting reactor tests, I think we will focus not on one, but on two areas that we will offer to the market

- said Nikipelova.
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  1. Boa kaa
    Boa kaa
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    20 May 2018 13: 36
    The market is certainly large and promising. Currently, 31 countries of the world receive energy through 192 nuclear power plants., Which operate 438 power units. In Russia, there are 10 operating nuclear power plants with 33 units operating. Most of the new power units are under construction in China - 28 units, in Russia - 10, in India - 6, in the USA - 5, in South Korea - 5, in Japan - 2, in the UAE - 2, in Pakistan - 2, in Slovakia - 2, in Taiwan - 2, in Ukraine - 2, in France - 1, in Finland - 1, in Brazil - 1, in Belarus - 1, in Brazil - 1 and 1 new power unit is being built in Argentina. Everyone needs TVELs (assemblies). But only after Fukushima, Japan sharply reduced the number of operating nuclear power plants to 17. With the advent of safe assemblies, I think that the nuclear policy will be revised.