Impact of replacing Zircaloy cladding with accident tolerant silicon carbide cladding on corium characteristics
28 May
2025
The findings from this study indicate that
- The adoption of silicon carbide cladding leads to significantly reduced concrete ablation during the interaction with molten corium.
- Furthermore a crucial aspect lies in the utilization of silicon carbide-based cladding, which effectively contributes to notable reduction in the generation of
- Highly combustible gases such as H2 and CO,
- Concurrently resulting in a upsurge in the production of inert CO2 gas.
