Zirconium alloy material is the key structural material of the nuclear reactor core. As the skeleton and skin of fuel assembly, zirconium alloy is known as the first safety barrier of a nuclear reactor.
It is very important for the safe and stable operation of the nuclear power plant and is one of the important indicators to evaluate the development level of fuel assembly Nuclear grade zirconium sponge is an important raw material for producing nuclear grade zirconium alloy materials.
After years of continuous product improvement and market development, the quality and capacity of nuclear-grade zirconium material of China Atomic Energy have been continuously improved.
Nuclear Crystal Ring, a mixed ownership enterprise under China Atomic Energy, is currently the only enterprise in the whole industry chain that can simultaneously realize the separation of zirconium hafnium from raw material production to the preparation of nuclear-grade sponge zirconium hafnium In August 2019, the nuclear grade zirconium sponge products produced by CNNC ring passed the qualification evaluation, marking that the nuclear grade zirconium sponge products independently developed and produced by CNNC have reached the advanced level in China.
