Rate theory scenarios study on fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under LOCA conditions in LWRs
Abstract
Fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under various loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) conditions in light water reactors (LWRs) was simulated using rate theory. A rate theory model for U3Si2 that covers both steady-state operation and power transients was developed for the GRASS-SST code based on existing research reactor/ion irradiation experimental data and theoretical predictions of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The steady-state and LOCA condition parameters were either directly provided or inspired by BISON simulations. Finally, due to the absence of in-pile experiment data for U3Si2’s fuel performance under LWR conditions at this stage of accident tolerant fuel (ATF) development, a variety of LOCA scenarios were taken into consideration to comprehensively and conservatively evaluate the fission gas behavior of U3Si2 during a LOCA.
- Authors:
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[1];
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1484711
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1526773
- Report Number(s):
- INL/JOU-17-41560-Rev000
Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5493
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517; AC02-06CH11357; AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Engineering and Design
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 326; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5493
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; silicide fuels; fission gas behavior; rate theory; light water reactor (LWR); loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA)
Citation Formats
Miao, Yinbin, Gamble, Kyle A., Andersson, David, Mei, Zhi-Gang, and Yacout, Abdellatif M. Rate theory scenarios study on fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under LOCA conditions in LWRs. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.11.034.
Miao, Yinbin, Gamble, Kyle A., Andersson, David, Mei, Zhi-Gang, & Yacout, Abdellatif M. Rate theory scenarios study on fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under LOCA conditions in LWRs. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.11.034
Miao, Yinbin, Gamble, Kyle A., Andersson, David, Mei, Zhi-Gang, and Yacout, Abdellatif M. Fri .
"Rate theory scenarios study on fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under LOCA conditions in LWRs". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.11.034. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1484711.
@article{osti_1484711,
title = {Rate theory scenarios study on fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under LOCA conditions in LWRs},
author = {Miao, Yinbin and Gamble, Kyle A. and Andersson, David and Mei, Zhi-Gang and Yacout, Abdellatif M.},
abstractNote = {Fission gas behavior of U3Si2 under various loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) conditions in light water reactors (LWRs) was simulated using rate theory. A rate theory model for U3Si2 that covers both steady-state operation and power transients was developed for the GRASS-SST code based on existing research reactor/ion irradiation experimental data and theoretical predictions of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The steady-state and LOCA condition parameters were either directly provided or inspired by BISON simulations. Finally, due to the absence of in-pile experiment data for U3Si2’s fuel performance under LWR conditions at this stage of accident tolerant fuel (ATF) development, a variety of LOCA scenarios were taken into consideration to comprehensively and conservatively evaluate the fission gas behavior of U3Si2 during a LOCA.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.11.034},
journal = {Nuclear Engineering and Design},
number = ,
volume = 326,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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