Published 2016 | Version v1
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Predicting the behaviour of defected CANDU fuel oxidation in air with the USA DOE semi-empirical model for the oxidation of defected LWR fuel

Creators

  • 1. Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Toronto, ON (Canada)

Description

The USA Department of Energy (DOE) semi-empirical model for the oxidation of defective LWR fuel in air was extended to CANDU fuel. Model results were consistent with available experimental test data for irradiated CANDU fuel in the temperature range 200-400 oC. For the only available data at lower temperatures (150oC) from the AECL Controlled Experiment (CEX-1, 1980-1997), the model predicted full conversion to U3O7/U4O9 in 14.8 years in agreement with the experimental value of 15.5 years. The model also indicated that when terminated in 1997, the CEX-1 experiment was midway to cladding breaching due to oxidation to U3O8. (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
[12 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
50005380
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDATION; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DATA; ENERGY SOURCES; FAILURES; FUELS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; NUMERICAL DATA; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
10 refs., 8 tabs., 2 figs.