This paper compiles and digitizes the publicly reported data for integral loss of coolant
accident (LOCA) testing so it can be used by both multiphysics modeling and simulation …

The US nuclear industry is pursuing increased cycle lengths and increasing the peak rod-
averaged burnup in an effort to increase the economic viability of the US nuclear fleet …

Increasing the peak rod average burnup of pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel beyond 62
GWd/tU may increase fuel fragmentation, relocation, and dispersal (FFRD) susceptibility …

Abstract The ANSI/ANS-5.1 standard “Decay Heat Power in Light Water Reactors” is a well-
known way to predict the decay heat as a function of time for lightwater reactors. The …

This provides an initial sco** study on clad balloon and burst behavior for burnup
extension of reactor fuel. The associated issues with burnup extension are fuel …

This paper presents a TRACE model of a postulated large-break loss-of-coolant accident
(LBLOCA) event in a four-loop pressurized water reactor (PWR). The input files have been …

This milestone report summarizes recent work to investigate higher fidelity modeling and
simulation practices for large-break loss-of-coolant accident (LBLOCA) analysis in high …

The primary operational costs for existing nuclear reactors are plant operation costs,
maintenance costs, and fuel costs, all of which are influenced by the materials used and the …

The US nuclear energy industry is investigating strategies to increase the reactor operating
cycle to 24 months, which would result in rod average burnups exceeding the current limit of …

This study developed a probabilistic determination model with respect to cladding high-
temperature burst conditions based on the Bayesian statistical method to reasonably …