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3- Refractory metals (1/7)IntroductionV• Nb, Mo, Ta and W are not acceptable <strong>in</strong> terms of neutron compatibility (absorption…)• Only semi-refractory V, Cr and Zr exhibit enough neutron transparency• Only V exhibits• appropriate strength at high temperature• AND widely known behavior under irradiationIs vanadium a good candidate<strong>for</strong> SFR <strong>fuel</strong> <strong>cladd<strong>in</strong>g</strong> ?Marion LE FLEM, Advanced Materials <strong>for</strong> Fuel Cladd<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Sodium Fast Reactors 15

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