Published 2016 | Version v1
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Application of the WANO fuel reliability indicator for PHWRS

Creators

  • 1. Lewis Consultants, Kingston, ON (Canada)
  • 2. Ontario Power Generation, Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, Reactor Physics, Bowmanville, ON (Canada)
  • 3. Royal Military Coll. of Canada, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Kingston, ON (Canada)

Description

The methodology used by WANO to develop fuel reliability indicators for defective fuel has been examined in terms of fundamental fission product release theory with a scaling to reference values of the linear heat rating and coolant purification flow for CANDU operation. The new fuel reliably indicator has been applied to several known defect occurrences in CANDU reactors where the number of failures are known. (author)

Part of:
CANDU fuel : evolution towards optimal performance. 13th international conference on CANDU fuel

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
978-1-926773-24-7
Imprint Title
CANDU fuel : evolution towards optimal performance. 13th international conference on CANDU fuel
Imprint Pagination
66.6 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[13 p.]

Conference

Title
13. International conference on CANDU fuel
Dates
15-18 Aug 2016
Place
Kingston, Ontario (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
50005352
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; NUCLEAR FUELS; RELIABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; FAILURES; FUELS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; MATERIALS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
20 refs., 3 tabs., 2 figs.