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Silicon Carbide Composite Cladding Qualification

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2476396· OSTI ID:2476396
This report examines the process to qualify a new fuel-cladding type focusing on the data requirements and types of irradiation testing necessary to meet the regulatory burden and related guidance applicable to fuel qualification of accident-tolerant fuel. The report considers the use of accelerated fuel qualification techniques and lead-test specimen programs that may shorten the timeline for qualifying fuel for use in a nuclear reactor at the desired burnup. The assessment framework particularly emphasizes the identification of key fuel manufacturing parameters, the specification of a fuel performance envelope to inform testing requirements, the use of evaluation models in the fuel qualification process, and the assessment of the experimental data used to develop and validate the empirical models and empirical safety criteria.
Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
2476396
Report Number(s):
INL/RPT--24-80116-Rev000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English