Abstract
With the rapid growth of human demands for nuclear energy, in response to the challenges of nuclear energy development, the world's major nuclear countries have started the R&D of advanced nuclear energy systems, in which new materials and new technologies are considered to play important roles. Nano-materials and nano-technologies, which have gain extensive attentions in recent years, have shown a wide range of potential applications in future nuclear energy system. In this paper, the basic research progresses of nano-materials and nano-technologies in advanced nuclear fuel fabrication, spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, nuclear waste disposal and nuclear environmental restoration is reviewed. Furthermore, the R&D trends of nano-materials and nanotechnologies in future advanced nuclear energy system are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1478-1484 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Progress in Chemistry |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - Jul 24 2011 |
Keywords
- Nano-materials
- Nano-technologies
- Nuclear fuel
- Nuclear fuel reprocessing
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear waste
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)