Behavior of mixed-oxide fuel pins during an overpower transient

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6681429

Tsai, H; Neimark, L A ^[1]; Asaga, T; Shikakura, S ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuels Development Corp., Ibaraki-ken (Japan)

For reliable operation of a fast breeder reactor fueled with mixed oxide (MOX) the fuel must be resistant to breaching in slow-ramp, operational overpower transients. To demonstrate this resistance in a range of pin designs and operating conditions, extended overpower transient tests are being conducted in the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) under a collaborative arrangement between the US Department of Energy and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation of Japan. The results of the first three tests, designated TOPI-IA, -1B, and -1C, have been reported; the results of the fourth test, TOPI-1D, are the subject of this paper.

• OSTI ID: 6681429
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 66
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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