Perspective of ODS alloys application in nuclear environments

Abstract Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels are the most promising class of materials with a potential to be used at elevated temperature under severe neutron exposure environment. Leading technology development of ODS steels has been conducted at the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) particularly emphasizing fuel cladding application for fast reactors. This paper reviews the JNC’s activities on ODS steel development as ‘nano-composite materials’. Martensitic 9Cr-ODS and ferritic 12Cr-ODS steels have been successfully developed; Y2O3 oxide particles can be controlled on a nano-scale and high-temperature properties were noticeably improved through controlling the grain boundary structure on an atomic scale. The ODS-technology development achieved in the field of fast reactors should be effectively spun off to the fusion reactor first wall and blanket structural materials to allow for safe and economical reactor design.

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