Published 1977 | Version v1
Book

Progress in using performance models: The prediction of cladding failure

  • 1. UKAEA, Preston, Lancashire, Engl

Description

The fuel performance code SLEUTH-SEER is unique in that it predicts not only temperature and strain but also the conditions of stress, strain and (now) time-dependent crack-extension in clad over pellet cracks. Here some of its applications to LWR and SGHWR fuel are described. It is proving a good means of predicting temperature and strain. In the case of pellet-clad interaction failures in SGHW it seems that the clad is fracturing by stress-corrosion at a stress closely bracketed by the code predictions. 8 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
Chicago, IL
Imprint Title
Water reactor fuel performance, ans topical meeting, 1977
Journal Page Range
p. 169-179.

Conference

Title
ANS topical meeting on water reactor fuel performance.
Dates
9 - 11 May 1981.
Place
St Charles, IL, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12642136
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; S CODES; STRESS CORROSION; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CORROSION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS