Zircaloy Cladding Behavior During Irradiation Tests Under Power-Cooling-Mismatch Conditions

Zircaloy Cladding Behavior During Irradiation Tests Under Power-Cooling-Mismatch Conditions PDF Author: GW. Gibson
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Category : Cladding
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Book Description
The behavior of Zircaloy-clad fuel rods for light water reactors under off-normal operating conditions is being studied in the Power Burst Facility. Fuel rods from three irradiation experiments conducted under power-cooling-mismatch conditions have been examined destructively in remote handling facilities. The postirradiation examinations of these pressurized water reactor-type rods have included visual and photographic examination, physical dimensioning, and metallography.