Modeling of CR Coated ZR Alloys for Advanced Technology Fuels
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https://doi.org/10.70567/mc.v41i18.93Keywords:
DIONISIO, fuel rods, ATF, coated claddings, FEMAbstract
Since few decades, development of nuclear fuels with paradigms based on new safety parameters has begun, which is why they enter the so-called advanced technology fuels. The basis of these designs consists of implementing any improvement that allows improving safety margins of a nuclear reactor. The IAEA leads an internationally coordinated research project, "Testing and Simulation for Advanced Technology and Accident Tolerant Fuels"(CRP ATF-TS), which promotes experimentation and modeling of this type of fuels. National Atomic Energy Commission, through Codes and Models Section, contributes to this project by integrating a library of ATF materials in the DIONISIO 3.0 code. Several materials have been studied so far, however, this work focuses on Cr coated Zr alloys claddings, which aim to improve safety by avoiding failure of the first containment barrier due to oxidation and hydridation mechanisms. In this way, advances in inclusion of models for these claddings are presented and compared with experimental data from the ATF-TS project.
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