In-reactor cladding breach of EBR-II driver-fuel elements [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1977.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: 22 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Argonne National Laboratory
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- Knowledge of performance and minimum useful element lifetime of Mark-II driver-fuel elements is required to maintain a high plant operating capacity factor with maximum fuel utilization. To obtain such knowledge, intentional cladding breach has been obtained in four run-to-cladding-breach Mark-II experimental driver-fuel subassemblies operating under normal conditions in EBR-II. Breach and subsequent fission-product release proved benign to reactor operations. The breaches originated on the outer surface of the cladding in the root of the restrainer dimples and were intergranular. The Weibull distribution of lifetime accurately predicts the observed minimum useful element lifetime of 10 at.% burnup, with breach ensuing shortly thereafter.
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1977.
"conf-770641-4"
Conference on radiation effects in breeder reactor structural materials, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 19 Jun 1977.
Einziger, R.E.; Seidel, B.R. - Funding Information:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
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