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GRIST-2 preliminary test plan and requirements for fuel fabrication and preirradiation

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6439622
The preliminary version of the GRIST-2 test plan has been developed for the planned initial 5 years (1984 to 1989) of TREAT-Upgrade in-pile tests. These tests will be employed to study the phenomenology and integral behavior of GCFR core disruptive accidents (CDAs) and to support the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) CDA analyses for the demonstration plant licensing. The preliminary test plan is outlined. Test Phases I and II are for the fresh fuel (preconditioned or not) CDA behavior at the beginning-of-life (BOL) reactor state. Phase III is for the reactor state that contains irradiated fuel with a saturated content of helium and fission gas. Phase IV is for larger bundle tests and scaling effects.
Research Organization:
General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-03-0167-023
OSTI ID:
6439622
Report Number(s):
GA-A-15121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English