On November 24th, the first batch of Chinese self-owned brand CF3 nuclear fuel module N36
zirconium alloy tubes and bars were delivered successfully in xi 'an new zirconium nuclear material technology co., LTD. This indicates that China has the industrial scale production capacity of nuclear
zirconium alloy with independent intellectual property rights.
The fuel assembly is the core of a nuclear reactor and its safety and reliability depend on the zirconium cladding. As a key structural material of the core of a nuclear reactor, zirconium alloy constitutes the "skeleton" and "skin" of the fuel assembly, which is called the "first safety barrier" of a nuclear reactor. China has long relied on imports of nuclear zirconium alloys. After several generations of researchers' unremitting exploration, China has finally mastered the engineering preparation technology of N36 zirconium alloy, a key structural material of fuel assembly with independent intellectual property rights.
