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Current Status and Future Prospective of Advanced Radiation Resistant Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steel (ARROS) Development for Nuclear Reactor System Applications

  • Kim, Tae Kyu (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Noh, Sanghoon (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Kang, Suk Hoon (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Park, Jin Ju (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Jin, Hyun Ju (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Min Ku (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Jang, Jinsugn (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • Rhee, Chang Kyu (Nuclear Materials Development Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
  • Received : 2015.08.03
  • Accepted : 2015.12.12
  • Published : 2016.04.25
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Abstract

As one of the Gen-IV nuclear energy systems, a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) is being developed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. As a long-term national research project, advanced radiation resistant oxide dispersion strengthened steel (ARROS) is being developed as an in-core fuel cladding tube material for a SFR in the future. In this paper, the current status of ARROS development is reviewed and its future prospective is discussed.

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