China's 1st homegrown nuclear fuel container passes tests

A PROTOTYPE nuclear fuel container made from Chinese indigenous materials has passed tests, symbolizing China's ability to localize the storage and transport of nuclear fuel, which an expert said could boost China-made nuclear equipment.

The container, made of the B4C/Al neutron absorbing materials for storing and transporting nuclear fuel and spent nuclear fuel, was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Metal Research. Spent nuclear fuel is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor, China News Service reported.