Mathematical probability method for predicting fuel-pin reliability

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1973

OSTI ID:6295329

O'Reilly, B D

This report re-introduces and amplifies the margin analysis method for predicting fuel-pin reliability. It is applicable to any fuel-pin performance model whose state variables (stresses, strains, temperature, etc.) obey a system of field equations, some of which are first-order rate equations and some of which constitute a subsystem of instantaneous constraints. For illustrative purposes it has been adapted for application to GE's PECS-II gas-pressure performance model.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations
• DOE Contract Number: AM03-76SF00824
• OSTI ID: 6295329
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/00824-T13; ON: DE81025758
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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