Selection of fuel rods cladding material in core of reactors

Using fossil fuels to produce energy has caused problems such as global warming. Nuclear reactors include a variety of components and parts. Fuel rods cladding in the core of reactors are one of the most important parts and should have certain characteristics. Th e present paper reviews a selection of nuclear fuel rods cladding materials and summarizes the characteristics including absorption cross-section, mechanical temperature, thermal expansion, heat transfer, young’s modulus for fuel, Poisson’s ratio for fuel and other similar features