Metallic fuel cladding degradation model development and evaluation for BISON
| Autor: | Abdellatif M. Yacout, Michael C. Billone, Stephen Novascone, Yinbin Miao, Christopher Matthews, Kun Mo, Adam X. Zabriskie, Aaron Oaks |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Integral fast reactor Nuclear Energy and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Nuclear engineering Degradation (geology) General Materials Science Model development Chemical interaction Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Cladding (fiber optics) Waste Management and Disposal Coolant |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Engineering and Design. 385:111531 |
| ISSN: | 0029-5493 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111531 |
| Popis: | Fuel cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) and coolant cladding chemical interaction (CCCI), both consume stainless-steel cladding in sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs), and effectively degrade cladding mechanical performance through thickness reduction. Therefore, FCCI/CCCI and corresponding cladding degradation models are essential for advanced fuel performance codes, such as BISON, to reliably predict cladding behavior in SFRs. Here, we report the development and implementation efforts for BISON’s FCCI/CCCI correlations and cladding degradation models based on U.S. legacy metallic fuel data. The models were evaluated using Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) program X447/A experiment data supported by the ongoing integration project enabling coordinated application of BISON and EBR-II fuel irradiation and physics database (FIPD). The implemented models were demonstrated to improve BISON’s capabilities of predicting cladding damage and degradation behavior that is more consistent with post-irradiation examination observations. Additionally, some limitations of current BISON modules are identified, which are to be overcome through the BISON-FIPD integration efforts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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