Published 2014 | Version v1
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Continuing development of a fuel performance model for the Canadian supercritical water reactor thorium mixed oxide fuel

Creators

  • 1. Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON (Canada)

Description

Fuel performance models are being produced for ThO2-based ceramic fuel in support of the ongoing development of a design analysis tool for the Canadian SCWR. To date, the model has produced realistic results for (Th,U)O2 fuel, based on a comparison with data from fuel irradiated at Chalk River Laboratories. Preliminary results for the (Th,Pu)O2 model compared to irradiated fuel data, although is encouraging, indicate significant development is still required to predict (Th,Pu)O2 behaviour. (author)

Part of:
PBNC 2014 : 19th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38th Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
978-1-926773-16-2
Imprint Title
PBNC 2014 : 19th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38th Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association
Imprint Pagination
270 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]

Conference

Title
19. Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference; 38. Annual Student Conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and Canadian Nuclear Association
Dates
24-28 Aug 2014
Place
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
49016444
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
MIXED OXIDE FUELS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; SUPERCRITICAL STATE; THORIUM; TURBULENT FLOW; URANIUM; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUID FLOW; FUELS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS

Optional Information

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