FCI potential of oxide and carbide fuels: results of the prompt burst series at Sandia Laboratories. [LMFBR]

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6308855· OSTI ID:6308855

Young, M F; Murata, K K; Hitchcock, J T; Camp, W J

As part of an effort to establish the work potential of LMFBR fuel-coolant pairs under accident conditions, a series of prompt burst energetics (PBE) experiments has been carried out at Sandia Laboratories. In the PBE series FCI's have been observed both between UO/sub 2/ and Na and between UC and Na. As anticipated, FCI energetics are found to be greater for UC/Na. Preliminary conclusions from analyses of that series are reviewed herein. In addition to PBE analysis, work on modeling fuel fragmentation is briefly described. Finally, additional FCI-related experiments at Sandia are discussed.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0789
• OSTI ID: 6308855
• Report Number(s): SAND-79-0752C; CONF-790429-4; TRN: 79-010520
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. specialist meeting on fuel-coolant interaction in nuclear reactor safety, Bournemouth, UK, 2 Apr 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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