Prospects for additive manufacturing of nuclear fuel forms
AT Nelson - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is viewed as a critical enabling technology for achieving
superior performance and improved economics across many sectors. Although the past …
superior performance and improved economics across many sectors. Although the past …
BISON: A flexible code for advanced simulation of the performance of multiple nuclear fuel forms
BISON is a nuclear fuel performance application built using the Multiphysics Object-Oriented
Simulation Environment (MOOSE) finite element library. One of its major goals is to have a …
Simulation Environment (MOOSE) finite element library. One of its major goals is to have a …
Fission gas diffusion and release for Cr2O3-doped UO2: From the atomic to the engineering scale
The anticipated benefits of large grains in Cr 2 O 3-doped UO 2 pellets include improved
mechanical and fission gas retention properties. To support the assessment of fission gas …
mechanical and fission gas retention properties. To support the assessment of fission gas …
Multiphysics phase-field modeling of quasi-static cracking in urania ceramic nuclear fuel
This work presents phase-field modeling of quasi-static cracking in urania (UO 2) ceramic
nuclear fuel under neutron radiation at high temperatures. Considering the tightly coupled …
nuclear fuel under neutron radiation at high temperatures. Considering the tightly coupled …
[HTML][HTML] A review on the thermo-mechanical modelling needs in system codes
J Sanchez-Torrijos, P Aragón, C Queral, F Feria… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
A review of the current thermomechanical needs along with a recommendation of the most
urgent ones to be implemented in system codes are presented in this paper as part of the …
urgent ones to be implemented in system codes are presented in this paper as part of the …
Sensitivity of UO2 fuel performance to microstructural evolutions driven by dilute additives
Use of dilute additives to nuclear fuel is being considered to increase the security of
commercial fuel management through traceability of fabricated fuel elements. Taggants, as …
commercial fuel management through traceability of fabricated fuel elements. Taggants, as …
Application of Kriging and Variational Bayesian Monte Carlo method for improved prediction of doped UO2 fission gas release
One of the advanced nuclear fuel concepts for current commercial water-cooled reactors
focuses on microstructural modification of UO 2 fuel via dopants. Dopants can effectively …
focuses on microstructural modification of UO 2 fuel via dopants. Dopants can effectively …
[HTML][HTML] Consideration of Cr-doped UO2 fuel performance for a Fluoride-Cooled High Temperature Reactor concept
This work follows the AGR-like FHR ongoing research that proposes to adopt the British
Advanced Gas cooled Reactor (AGR) geometry combined with the molten salt Fluoride …
Advanced Gas cooled Reactor (AGR) geometry combined with the molten salt Fluoride …
Grand potential sintering simulations of doped UO2 accident-tolerant fuel concepts
Chromium-doped UO is a widely-studied near-term deployable accident-tolerant fuel
concept because it results in a dense, large-grain structure that increases the fuel resistance …
concept because it results in a dense, large-grain structure that increases the fuel resistance …
Risk-informed safety analysis for accident tolerant fuels
Accident tolerant fuels (ATFs) are being tested by different nuclear vendors and research
organizations, and their introduction into the US light water reactor fleet is planned for the …
organizations, and their introduction into the US light water reactor fleet is planned for the …