Fuel designs that can tolerate loss of active cooling in the reactor core for longer time periods in light water reactors while maintaining or improving fuel performance during normal operations.
Framatome’s near-term solution places EATF features – chromia-enhanced pellets and chromium-coated cladding as well as accident-tolerant control components – in its next-generation BWR and PWR fuel designs, offering operators enhanced efficiency and reliability.
Framatome’s EATF program is built on the collective knowledge, skills, and expertise of leaders from across the nuclear sector – utilities, national labs, universities and industry organizations.
