Advanced Fuel Assembly R&D
After decades of development, China has formed a complete technological system consisting of nuclear fuel assembly design, manufacturing and testing, built high-level R&D teams, and deployed advanced facilities for research and testing. To meet the needs of nuclear power development, and to claim the high ground in the development of nuclear fuel assembly technology, China is concentrating on R&D of large advanced PWR fuel assembly CF4 with the goal of 24-month refueling, which is known for high reliability, safety and economic efficiency. The research of annular fuel element has entered the engineering test stage. Research on accident tolerant fuel (ATF) is making steady progress. Research on high-performance nuclear-grade zirconium materials and other related materials has also made breakthroughs, laying an important foundation for research on new types of nuclear fuel assemblies.
先进燃料组件研发
经过几十年的发展，中国形成了核燃料元件设计、制造、试验等完整的技术体系，建立了高水平研究开发人才队伍，建设了先进的研究试验设施。为满足核电发展的需求，提高核燃料元件的安全性、经济性，占领核燃料元件技术发展的制高点，中国以实现24个月换料为目标，研发具有高可靠性、高安全性、高经济性的CF4大型先进压水堆燃料组件；环形燃料元件研发进入工程化试验阶段；耐事故燃料元件（ATF）研发工作稳步推进；高性能核级锆材及其它相关材料研发也取得突破，为新型核燃料元件研发奠定了重要基础。
