Published 1999 | Version v1
Book

Fuel element sheath strains at high powers and burnups: rationalising the reference bundle overpower envelope

  • 1. Ontario Power Generation (Canada)
  • 2. M.J.F. Notley and Associates, Inc. (Canada)

Description

A methodology is derived and described for calculating a revised 'Reference Design Bundle Overpower' envelope to a bundle burnup of 450 MW.h/kg U. This envelope is based on the criterion that average diametral sheath strains, measured at the pellet mid-plane positions, should not exceed 0.4%. The algorithm for calculating strains is based on normalisation of measured strains, to allow for the effects of fuel density, power and burnup. (author)

Part of:
CANDU : fuel for the next millennium

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
0-919784-64-X
Imprint Title
CANDU : fuel for the next millennium
Imprint Pagination
2 v.
Journal Page Range
(v.2) p. 241-248

Conference

Title
6. International conference on CANDU fuel
Dates
26-30 Sep 1999
Place
Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
33026672
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; BURNUP; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENT CLUSTERS; FUEL PELLETS; STRAINS
Descriptors DEC
FUEL ASSEMBLIES; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; PELLETS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
7 refs., 1 tab., 1 fig.