The UAE's nuclear energy program, which began in 2008 with the publication of the "UAE Policy on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy" document, has prioritized the safe, reliable, and economic operation of its APR-1400 nuclear power plants. Following the Fukushima events, the development of Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATFs) has become a focus in the nuclear fuel research and development community....
Hybrid microwave (HMW) processing was used to investigate the sintering behavior of 8 wt.% yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramic material. HMW sintering offers several advantages over conventional sintering methods such as but not limited to lower sintering temperatures, shorter times, selective and uniform heating as well as improved materials properties. 8 wt.% YSZ is a ceramic material...
The irradiation with highly energetic (MeV-GeV) heavy ions can lead to the modifications of the properties of different materials [1]. Among the observed effects, the creation of surface nanostructures in different materials were demonstrated [2]. Recently, slow (eV-keV) highly charged ions (HCIs) were successfully utilized for the creation of similar surface nanostructures in various solids...
