Transient performance of EBR-II driver fuel

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6345433

Buzzell, J A; Hudman, G D; Porter, D L

The first phases of qualification of the EBR-II driver fuel for repeated transient overpower operation have recently been completed. The accomplishments include prediction of the transient fuel and cladding performance through ex-core testing and fuel-element modeling studies, localized in-core power testing during steady-state operation, and whole-core multiple transient testing. The metallic driver fuel successfully survived 56 transients, spaced over a 45-day period, with power increases of approx. 160% at rates of approx. 1%/s with a 720-second hold at full power. The performance results obtained from both ex-core and n-core tests indicate that the fuel is capable of repeated transient operation.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6345433
• Report Number(s): CONF-810803-34; ON: DE83009042
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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