Local fault tolerance of metal fuel

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/711877· OSTI ID:711877

Tilbrook, R W; Pedersen, D R; Thompson, D H; Ragland, W A

This IFR technical memorandum presents a review of the potential initiators of fuel failure in metal fuel and a preliminary evaluation of the consequences of failure and the potential for propagation within a fuel assembly. Lines of defense against initiation and propagation are identified and some discussed in detail including appropriate supportive conclusions from oxide fuel assessments. The ongoing supporting fuel element test program is described and areas requiring further analytical or experimental effort are identified. Based on the extensive experience in EBR-II with uranium-fissium fuel, and the differences between the properties of metallic and oxide fuel constitutents, superior local faults tolerance of ternary alloy fuel is anticipated. 34 refs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 711877
• Report Number(s): ANL-IFR-37; ON: TI86026203
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Feb 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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HEAT TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FABRICATION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES