Advanced alloy development for a new generation of nuclear fuel

高熵合金（HEAs）是一类新型材料，根据其组成具有高度可定制的性能。除了能够定制它们的特性外，它们还可以在功能上进行分级，从而使两种不同的材料连接在一起，否则这些材料很难或有害于彼此接触（铁和铝就是一个很好的例子）。涂层被应用于耐事故燃料，以改善其在事故中的行为，例如在冷却剂丢失事故中，降低腐蚀速率和燃料失效的可能性。这个令人兴奋的项目将突出HEA在水堆及其他领域的应用潜力，并与国内和国际上的其他机构合作，专注于生产耐事故的燃料包壳材料。这个以工业为重点的项目将结合尖端的原子尺度建模方法和有针对性的实验来推进该领域。该项目将高度以工业为重点，预计成功的候选人将在一些国际财团中提出。

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a novel class of material that have highly tailorable properties depending on their composition. In addition to the ability to tailor their properties, they can also be functionally graded enabling the joining of two dissimilar materials that would otherwise be difficult or detrimental to place in contact with each-other (a good example being Fe and Al). Coatings are being applied to accident tolerant fuels to improve their behaviour during an accident, for example a loss-of-coolant accident, reducing the corrosion rate and likelihood of fuel failure. This exciting project will highlight the potential for HEA use in water reactors and beyond, collaborating with other institutions, both nationally and internationally, focused on producing accident tolerant fuel cladding materials.This industrially focused project will combine a cutting edge atomic scale modelling methodology with targeted experiments to advance the field. The project will be highly industrially focused with the successful candidate being expected to present within a number of international consortia.