Science and Technology

Representing SiC/SiC Claddings for Ultra-Safe Nuclear Reactor

Reference: IAEA documentation 2016

Shield SiC/SiC Segment for Irradiation – with water leak detector inserted –

Preparation, neutron irradiation, post irradiation examination done
at Halden Reactor, Norway

Drop-off Test to Neutron Irradiated NITE-SiC/SiC Cladding
– In-Reactor irradiation under dynamic water circulation

All tests done at Halden Reactor, Norway

Technical documents related to NITE-SiC/SiC composites

[1] Joon-Soo Park, Akira Kohyama, Tatsuya Hinoki, Kazuya Shimoda, Yi-Hyun Park, Efforts on large scale production of NITE-SiC/SiC composites, August 2007 Journal of Nuclear Materials 367(3):719-724 (preprint)

[2] Joon-Soo Park, Jong-Il Kim, Naofumi Nakazato, Hirotatsu Kishimoto, Shunsuke Makimura, Oxidation Resistance of NITE-SiC/SiC Composites with/without CVD-SiC Environmental Barrier Coating, June 2018Ceramics International 44(14). (preprint)

[3] Joon-Soo Park, Naofumi Nakazato, Hirotatsu Kishimoto, Suguru Masuzaki, Masayuki Tokitani, Yukinori Hamaji, Takeo Muroga, Stability of Tungsten Coated NITE-SiC/SiC Composites under High Heat Loading by ACT2, JCS-14 Abstract. (preprint)

[4] Joon-Soo Park, Hiroshi Nishimura, Daisuke Hayasaka, Ju-Hyeon Yu, Hirotatsu Kishimoto, Akira Kohyama, Fabrication of Short SiC Fiber Reinforced SiC Matrix Composites with High Fiber Volume Fraction, Fusion Engineering and Design, Volumes 109–111, Part B, 1 November 2016, Pages 1174-1178. (preprint)

[5] Joon-Soo Park, Naofumi Nakazato, Naoyuki Takayama, Hirotatsu Kishimoto, Akira Kohyama, High Speed formation of pyro-carbon coat on silicon carbide fiber by continuous chemical vapor deposition furnace, Fusion Engineering and Design, Volume 125, December 2017, Pages 442-446. (preprint)