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DART model for irradiation-induced swelling of dispersion fuel elements including aluminum-fuel interaction

Journal Article · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:552385
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  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
The Dispersion Analysis Research Tool (DART) contains models for fission-gas-induced fuel swelling, interaction of fuel with the matrix aluminum, for the resultant reaction-product swelling, and for the calculation of the stress gradient within the fuel particle. The effects of an aluminide shell on fuel particle swelling are evaluated. Validation of the model is demonstrated by a comparison of DART calculations of fuel swelling of U{sub 3}SiAl-Al and U{sub 3}Si{sub 2}-Al for various dispersion fuel element designs with the data.
OSTI ID:
552385
Report Number(s):
CONF-971125--
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 77; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English