Published August 1980
| Version v1
Journal article
Irradiation performance of metallic driver fuel in Experimental Breeder Reactor II to high burnup
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
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Volume
- 50
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Page Range
- 25-39
- ISSN
- 0029-5450
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14725098
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BURNUP; EBR-2 REACTOR; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTIONS; IRRADIATION; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; STAINLESS STEEL-316; SWELLING
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM STEELS; CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DEFORMATION; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; POWER REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; STAINLESS STEELS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS