Advanced LWR Nuclear Fuel Cladding System Development Trade-Off Study
The Advanced Light Water Reactor (LWR) Nuclear Fuel Development Research and Development (R&D) Pathway encompasses strategic research focused on improving reactor core economics and safety margins through the development of an advanced fuel cladding system. To achieve significant operating improvements while remaining within safety boundaries, significant steps beyond incremental improvements in the current generation of nuclear fuel are required. Fundamental improvements are required in the areas of nuclear fuel composition, cladding integrity, and the fuel/cladding interaction to allow power uprates and increased fuel burn-up allowance while potentially improving safety margin through the adoption of an “accident tolerant” fuel system that would offer improved coping time under accident scenarios. With a development time of about 20 – 25 years, advanced fuel designs must be started today and proven in current reactors if future reactor designs are to be able to use them with confidence.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - NE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1057698
- Report Number(s):
- INL/EXT-12-27090
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
SiC MODIFICATIONS TO MELCOR FOR SEVERE ACCIDENT ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS
Enhanced Accident Tolerant LWR Fuels: Metrics Development
LWRS ATR Irradiation Testing Readiness Status
Conference
·
Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013
·
OSTI ID:1130552
Enhanced Accident Tolerant LWR Fuels: Metrics Development
Conference
·
Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013
·
OSTI ID:1122125
LWRS ATR Irradiation Testing Readiness Status
Technical Report
·
Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012
·
OSTI ID:1057702