M5 zirconium alloy cladding is designed and developed by French company Framatome.It is widely used in AFA-3G series fuel for nuclear power plants.In this paper,the research status of the common problems of surface material shedding of M5 alloy fuel cladding in nuclear power plants at home and abroad under flow induced vibration is analyzed,including the appearance inspection of fuel assembly and the measurement of oxide film thickness,so as to draw research conclusions and put forward reasonable suggestions.