Materials


Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cladding: Innovative Materials Enhance Fleet Safety and Performance

February 25, 2025, 9:30AMSponsored ContentGeneral Atomics
General Atomics SiGA Cladding Accident Tolerant Fuel Rods

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is charting a path to advance SiGA® silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic matrix composite cladding for nuclear fuel rods to provide enhanced safety, improved operational performance, and economics benefits for the existing Light Water Reactor (LWR) fleet as well as future advanced reactor systems.