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Pellet relocation testing results for four-foot-long tritium target rods [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description
49 pages : digital, PDF file
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Pacific Northwest Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
This report discusses four-foot-long sections of a new production light-water reactor (NP-LWR) generic tritium target rod which were tested to determine if the length of the pellet pencils affects the amount of pellet material relocated during a burst and to characterize the burst. This testing was conducted as a follow-on study of cladding strength and pellet relocation behavior of short target rod specimens [11 cm (4-4 in.)]. The results of these tests could be used to support safety analyses of the effects of rod bursting and pellet relocation on the performance of a NP-LWR reactor core during a postulated loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). All burst tests of the target rods were performed in air because air is more reactive than the air-steam or water environment that accompanies a LOCA.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:pnl--8046
pnl--8046
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Note
Published through SciTech Connect.
05/01/1992.
"pnl--8046"
"DE93007771"
Harding, N.E.; McKinnon, M.A.
Type of Report and Period Covered Note
Topical; 05/01/1992 - 05/01/1992
Funding Information
AC06-76RL01830
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