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Design and performance of shroud-tubes in sodium-bonded advanced fuel elements

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OSTI ID:7302680
Shroud tubes were conceived as a means of preventing the rearrangement and wedging of broken fuel pieces in sodium-bonded advanced-fuel elements. The specific design of a thin-walled tube with slots that fits closely around the fuel was arrived at by consideration of a number of competing mechanical and heat-transfer requirements. Postirradiation examination results obtained to date indicate that shroud tubes are meeting the design requirement of retaining fuel fragments. No cladding failures have been observed in any sodium-bonded element using a shroud tube. The excellent irradiation performance of sodium-bonded elements with shroud tubes as compared to similar elements without shroud tubes demonstrates the utility of the shroud-tube concept.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
7302680
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-77-1250; CONF-771008-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English