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Title: Technical Approach and Results from the Fuels Pathway on an Alternative Selection Case Study

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1111013· OSTI ID:1111013

The report presents a detailed plan for conducting case studies to characterize probabilistic safety margins associated with different fuel cladding types in a way that supports a valid comparison of different fuels' performance. Recent work performed in other programs is described briefly and used to illustrate the challenges posed by characterization of margin in a probabilistic way. It is additionally pointed out that consistency of evaluation of performance across different cladding types is not easy to assure; a process for achieving the needed consistency is described.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - NE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1111013
Report Number(s):
INL/EXT-13-30195
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English