Post Irradiation Examination for Advanced Materials at Burnups Exceeding the Current Limit
Permitting fuel to be irradiated to higher burnups limits can reduce the amount of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) requiring storage and/or disposal and enable plants to operate with longer more economical cycle lengths and/or at higher power levels. Therefore, Framatome ANP (FANP) and the B&W Owner's Group (BWOG) have introduced a new fuel rod design with an advanced M5 cladding material and have irradiated several test fuel rods through four cycles. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) joined FANP and the BWOG in supporting this project during its final phase of collecting and evaluating high burnup data through post irradiation examination (PIE).
- Research Organization:
- Framatome ANP, Inc. (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-03ID14534
- OSTI ID:
- 836565
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/14534; TRN: US0500643
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 31 Dec 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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