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Title: User's guide for GAPCON-THERMAL-2: A computer program for calculating the thermal behavior of an oxide fuel rod

Abstract

This report is being published as a user's manual for GAPCON-THERMAL-2 and provides a general description of the code and instructions for its use. The GAPCON-THERMAL-2 code was developed for the Regulatory Staff, NRC, to use as a tool in estimating fuel-cladding gap conductances and fuel stored energy and represents a modification of the GAPCON-THERMAL-1 code. The goal of the modifications was to reduce uncertainties associated with calculating power history and burnup effects and yet retain a relatively flexible and fast running code for parametric studies. 15 references (auth)

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
4112555
Report Number(s):
BNWL-1897
NSA Number:
NSA-33-014178
DOE Contract Number:  
E(45-1)-1830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
N79300* -Reactors-Reactor Fuels; 220300* -Nuclear Reactor Technology-Fuel Elements; *COMPUTER CODES- G CODES; *FUEL RODS- PERFORMANCE; *PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE- THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; *URANIUM DIOXIDE- THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; BURNUP; FUEL DENSIFICATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

Citation Formats

Beyer, C E, Hann, C R, Lanning, D D, Panisko, F E, and Parchen, L J. User's guide for GAPCON-THERMAL-2: A computer program for calculating the thermal behavior of an oxide fuel rod. United States: N. p., 1975. Web. doi:10.2172/4112555.
Beyer, C E, Hann, C R, Lanning, D D, Panisko, F E, & Parchen, L J. User's guide for GAPCON-THERMAL-2: A computer program for calculating the thermal behavior of an oxide fuel rod. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/4112555
Beyer, C E, Hann, C R, Lanning, D D, Panisko, F E, and Parchen, L J. 1975. "User's guide for GAPCON-THERMAL-2: A computer program for calculating the thermal behavior of an oxide fuel rod". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/4112555. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4112555.
@article{osti_4112555,
title = {User's guide for GAPCON-THERMAL-2: A computer program for calculating the thermal behavior of an oxide fuel rod},
author = {Beyer, C E and Hann, C R and Lanning, D D and Panisko, F E and Parchen, L J},
abstractNote = {This report is being published as a user's manual for GAPCON-THERMAL-2 and provides a general description of the code and instructions for its use. The GAPCON-THERMAL-2 code was developed for the Regulatory Staff, NRC, to use as a tool in estimating fuel-cladding gap conductances and fuel stored energy and represents a modification of the GAPCON-THERMAL-1 code. The goal of the modifications was to reduce uncertainties associated with calculating power history and burnup effects and yet retain a relatively flexible and fast running code for parametric studies. 15 references (auth)},
doi = {10.2172/4112555},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4112555}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1975},
month = {Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1975}
}