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Impact Of Fuel Rod Coatings On Reactor Performance And Safety, Ian Robert Stewart
Impact Of Fuel Rod Coatings On Reactor Performance And Safety, Ian Robert Stewart
Masters Theses
This study evaluates the use of a ceramic coating on the Zr-alloy cladding within a PWR using four ceramic compounds of 5 and 10 micron thicknesses: ZrO2, TiAlN, Ti2AlC, and Ti3AlC2. The film’s impact is assessed for variation on: reactivity, fuel cycle length, maximum temperature, film’s roughness, and transient conditions. The reactivity is analyzed using the following methods: change in the multiplication factor (k) each film introduces to the system using the ABH method, and Monte Carlo software (MCNP). Both methods are in good agreement, yielding less than half a percent change from a reference, no-film fuel pin. In order …
Improvement Of Spent Fuel Storage With Advanced Mechanical Shielding Placement, Gordon M. Petersen, Nicole Galante, Hannah Hale, Dylan Richardson, Robert Vance
Improvement Of Spent Fuel Storage With Advanced Mechanical Shielding Placement, Gordon M. Petersen, Nicole Galante, Hannah Hale, Dylan Richardson, Robert Vance
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