Pre-Test Feasibility Study Of Reactivity Transient Testing On TRISO Fuel In The TREAT Reactor
- Idaho National Laboratory
Uranium oxycarbide (UCO)-bearing tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) particle fuels are expected to be used in numerous US commercial reactor applications within the next decade. In this work, we reviewed historical particle fuel transient experiments to identify gaps in the TRISO fuel performance transient testing. A BISON--Griffin modeling framework was then developed to conduct preliminary TRISO transient analyses and begin to address these gaps. The framework was demonstrated using limiting-case transient conditions from a prototypic high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. It was then applied to develop a matrix of experiments that could be performed in the Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) to (1) evaluate UCO-fueled particle performance at moderate and high heat rates, (2) assess whether historical testing involving UO$$_2$$-fueled particles is applicable to modern UCO-fueled particles, (3) deconvolute the impacts of temperature and heat rate on particle transient response, and (4) collect the data needed for fuel performance model validation and/or further development.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- 58
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 2479349
- Report Number(s):
- INL/RPT-24-80341-Rev000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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