核电是现代新型能源的重要组成部分之一，是关系我国能源安全与国际大国地位的战略性、高技术产业。核电燃料元件是核电站反应堆的堆芯部件，是核反应释放能源的“源件”，是核电站运行必不可少的关键堆芯部件。本文简要总结了国内外现役商用核电主流堆型（二代加、三代压水堆）用燃料元件、革新性先进燃料元件技术和燃料元件制造技术发展的现状和趋势，最后提出了我国核电燃料元件发展的需求和建议。
Nuclear power industry is a kind of strategic and high-technology industry which relates to the safety of national energy resources. As energy release source，nuclear fuel element is indispensable which is one of the key reactor core components. This paper briefly summarizes the technological development situation and trend of nuclear fuel element both domestic and abroad，including main commercial nuclear power fuel（2nd generation plus and 3rd generation PWR），innovative fuel element and the development status and trend of fuel element manufacturing technology. and finally put forward the demand and suggestion for the development of nuclear fuel elements.
