Published August 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Irradiation performance of metallic driver fuel in Experimental Breeder Reactor II to high burnup

  • 1. Argonne Natl Lab, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Description

The Experimental Breeder Reactor II Mark-II metallic-driver-fuel element has been irradiated to high burnup to assess element lifetime and performance reliability. The purpose of this paper is to describe the irradiation performance of the Mark-II fuel element to 10 at.% burnup. Fission gas behavior, fuel deformation, fuel-cladding chemical interaction, fuel-cladding mechanical interaction, and cladding dilation are examined for their effect on Mark-II behavior. 27 refs

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Journal Title
Nucl. Technol.
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Technol.
Journal Page Range
25-39
ISSN
0029-5450