demonstrating the ability to scale to full-sized fuel rods. (Credit: DoE) Now it seems that silicon carbide (SiC) may soon replace the traditional zirconium alloy with General Atomics’ SiGa fuel ...

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) say they have employed lasers on silicon carbide, a material used in nuclear fuel, to develop a new form of high-capacity media that ...