Open AccessThermal Conductivity of Sphere-Pac Fuel
Author(s) -
M.J. Ades
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1119998
Subject(s) - pellet , cladding (metalworking) , nuclear fuel , nuclear engineering , thermal conductivity , nuclear power , waste management , engineering , environmental science , materials science , nuclear physics , physics , composite material
Progress in understanding the thermal conductivity of sphere-pac fuel beds has been made both at Oregon State University and Exxon Nuclear Company supported by the Fuel Performance Improvement Program (FPIP). FPIP is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy and is being performed by Consumers Power Company, Exxon Nuclear Company, and Pacific Northwest Laboratory. The purpose of the program is to test and demonstrate improved li9ht water reactor fuel concepts that are more resistant to failure from pellet-cladding interaction during power increases than standard pellet fuel
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