Objective
This project will study and model the influence of microstructure and matrix composition on oxide fuel behaviour in normal LWR operating conditions. The emphasis will lie on temperature and fission gas release which will be both monitored on-line.
A matrix of six instrumented fuel rod segments will be irradiated under representative PWR conditions. The test matrix consists of three different fuel compositions (UO[2], (U, Pu)O[2] and (Th, Pu)O[2]), each with two microstructures (homogeneous and fine dispersed ceramic-in-ceramic). The experiment will provide unique information about the separate effects of chemical composition and microstructure on fission gas release.
Extensive theoretical work will be performed to incorporate the different fuel types in existing thermo-mechanical codes and the experimental results of the in-pile and out-of-pile measurements will serve as the basis for code benchmarking and model development.
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Coordinator
2400 MOL
Belgium
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