Extended burnup demonstration: reactor fuel program. Pre-irradiation characterization and summary of pre-program poolside examinations. Big Rock Point extended burnup fuel

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5598185

Exarhos, C A; Van Swam, L F; Wahlquist, F P

This report is a resource document characterizing the 64 fuel rods being irradiated at the Big Rock Point reactor as part of the Extended Burnup Demonstration being sponsored jointly by the US Department of Energy, Consumers Power Company, Exxon Nuclear Company, and General Public Utilities. The program entails extending the exposure of standard BWR fuel to a discharge average of 38,000 MWD/MTU to demonstrate the feasibility of operating fuel of standard design to levels significantly above current limits. The fabrication characteristics of the Big Rock Point EBD fuel are presented along with measurement of rod length, rod diameter, pellet stack height, and fuel rod withdrawal force taken at poolside at burnups up to 26,200 MWD/MTU. A review of the fuel examination data indicates no performance characteristics which might restrict the continued irradiation of the fuel.

• Research Organization: Exxon Nuclear Co., Inc., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79ET34006
• OSTI ID: 5598185
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/34006-3; XN-NF-80-40; ON: DE82006006
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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