Ring compression tests on un-irradiated nuclear fuel rod cladding considering fuel pellet support

Behaviors of Nuclear Fuel Cladding During RIA

Recycle of Zirconium from Used Nuclear Fuel Cladding:

Feasibility tests were initiated to determine if the zirconium in commercial used nuclear fuel (UNF) cladding can be recovered in sufficient purity to permit re-use, and if the recovery process can be operated economically. Initial tests are being performed with unirradiated, non-radioactive samples of various types of Zircaloy materials that are used in UNF cladding to develop the recovery pro...

Determination of the origin of unknown irradiated nuclear fuel.

An isotopic fingerprinting method is presented to determine the origin of unknown nuclear material with forensic importance. Spent nuclear fuel of known origin has been considered as the 'unknown' nuclear material in order to demonstrate the method and verify its prediction capabilities. The method compares, using factor analysis, the measured U, Pu isotopic compositions of the 'unknown' materi...

Fuel Pellet Production from Reed Canary Grass

This thesis focuses on two main areas: methods for assessing regional supply potentials of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) (RCG); and process technology for the production of high-quality RCG pellets. Partial equilibrium modelling, incorporating a break-even price approach, was used to examine supply potentials for RCG in Västerbotten County, northern Sweden. A remote sensing method...

Cfd Study on Coolant Mixing in Vver-440 Fuel Rod Bundles and Fuel Assembly Heads

A CFD model of VVER-440 fuel assembly heads was developed based on the technical documentation of a full-scale test facility built in the Kurchatov Institute, Moscow. Steady-state and transient calculations were performed to validate the model with a measurement set and investigate the effects of the spatial discretization, choosing of different turbulence models and use of different inlet boun...