Consequences of metallic fuel-cladding liquid phase attack during over-temperature transient on fuel element lifetime

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6992433

Lahm, C E; Koenig, J F; Seidel, B R

Metallic fuel elements irradiated in EBR-II at temperatures significantly higher than design, causing liquid phase attack of the cladding, were subsequently irradiated at normal operating temperatures to first breach. The fuel element lifetime was compared to that for elements not subjected to the over-temperature transient and found to be equivalent. 1 ref., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6992433
• Report Number(s): CONF-900804-8; ON: DE90010055; TRN: 90-019998
• Resource Relation: Conference: International topical meeting on fast reactor safety, Snowbird, UT (USA), 12-16 Aug 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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