Published July 2016
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Journal article
Westinghouse accident tolerant fuel program. Current results and future plans
- 1. Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Hopkins, SC (United States)
Description
This paper discusses the current status, results from initial tests, as well as the future direction of the Westinghouse's Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) program. The current preliminary testing is addressed that is being performed on these samples at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) test reactor, initial results from these tests, as well as the technical learning from these test results. In the Westinghouse ATF approach, higher density pellets play a significant role in the development of an integrated fuel system.
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Atw. Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie
- Journal Volume
- 61
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 486-493
- ISSN
- 1431-5254
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 47087544
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCIDENTS; ALUMINIUM CARBIDES; CLADDING; COATINGS; FUEL PELLETS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDES; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TEST REACTORS; TITANIUM CARBIDES; URANIUM SILICIDES; WEAR RESISTANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCALOY 4; ZIRCONIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; ALLOY-ZR98SN-4; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBIDES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COHERENT SCATTERING; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DEPOSITION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; IRON ADDITIONS; IRON ALLOYS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; MICROSCOPY; PELLETS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SCATTERING; SILICIDES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE COATING; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEST FACILITIES; TIN ALLOYS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCALOY; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS