Fuel performance annual report for 1983. Volume 1

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5706830· OSTI ID:5706830

Bailey, W. J.; Dunenfeld, M. S.

This annual report, the sixth in a series, provides a brief description of fuel performance during 1983 in commercial nuclear power plants. Brief summaries of fuel design changes, fuel surveillance programs, fuel operating experience, fuel problems, high-burnup fuel experience, and items of general significance are provided. References to additional, more detailed information and related NRC evaluations are included.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5706830
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-3950-Vol.1; PNL-5210-Vol.1; ON: TI85009145; TRN: 85-011402
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
BWR TYPE REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE
FUEL RODS
BURNUP
PERFORMANCE
PWR TYPE REACTORS
FUEL ASSEMBLIES
GADOLINIUM OXIDES
MODIFICATIONS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
US NRC
USA
ZIRCALOY
ACCIDENTS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
CHALCOGENIDES
FUEL ELEMENTS
GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
TIN ALLOYS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM OXIDES
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
210100* - Power Reactors
Nonbreeding
Light-Water Moderated
Boiling Water Cooled
210200 - Power Reactors
Nonbreeding
Light-Water Moderated
Nonboiling Water Cooled