Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789201026101

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Presents worldwide statistics on fuel failure rates, covering about 96% of water cooled reactor fuels. The publication also describes modern methods of detection and examination of fuel failures, analyses their mechanisms and root causes, and recommends failure prevention and mitigation measures.


Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this report is to provide a combined presentation of the worldwide experience gained on fuel failures in water cooled reactors and to give statistical data on fuel failures for the period 1987 to 1994. It contains detailed descriptions of primary and secondary failure mechanisms which occurred in 'western' type boiling and pressurized water reactors (BWRs and PWRs), Soviet type pressurized light water reactors (WWERs) and Canadian type heavy water reactors (CANDUs). It also includes information on detection, examination and analysis of fuel failures as well as on fuel failure prevention and management in plant operation.


Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

Review of Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9781523129959

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This publication responds to the growing awareness of a need for open discussion and concerted actions to improve nuclear fuel reliability. It contains unique worldwide statistics on fuel failure rates, covering about 96% of water cooled reactor fuels. This gives the most representative picture of fuel reliability available in the open literature and presents a number of valuable conclusions. The publication also describes modern methods of detection and examination of fuel failures, analyses their mechanisms and root causes, and recommends failure prevention and mitigation measures. These data and information are important elements for closing the circle of the fuel quality management system through providing feedback information about fuel performance.


Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop

Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop

Author: Jack Devanney

Publisher: Bookbaby

Published: 2020-11-11

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781098308964

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This book is a collection of essays focused on the Gordian knot of our time, the closely coupled problems of energy poverty for billions of humans, and global warming for all humans. The central thesis of the book in that nuclear power is not only the only solution, it is a highly desirable solution, cheaper, safer, less intrusive on nature than all the alternatives.


Accident-Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels

Accident-Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels

Author: Raul B. Rebak

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2020-01-10

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0128175044

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Accident Tolerant Materials for Light Water Reactor Fuels provides a description of what an accident tolerant fuel is and the benefits and detriments of each concept. The book begins with an introduction to nuclear power as a renewable energy source and the current materials being utilized in light water reactors. It then moves on to discuss the recent advancements being made in accident tolerant fuels, reviewing the specific materials, their fabrication and implementation, environmental resistance, irradiation behavior, and licensing requirements. The book concludes with a look to the future of new power generation technologies. It is written for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear power industry and is the first comprehensive work on this topic. Introduces the fundamental description of accident tolerant fuel, including fabrication and implementation Describes both the benefits and detriments of the various Accident Tolerant Fuel concepts Includes information on the process of materials selection with a discussion of how and why specific materials were chosen, as well as why others failed


Thermal and Reliability Criteria for Nuclear Fuel Safety

Thermal and Reliability Criteria for Nuclear Fuel Safety

Author: Maksym Maksymov

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-09-01

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1000793184

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The book covers basic approaches to the nuclear fuel state of energy reactors in the last stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, these have been developed by the authors based on Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) operational experience. The book starts by looking at the physical safety basis of water-water energetic reactor (WWER) nuclear fuel. It goes on to discuss modern approaches to the heat exchange modelling in nuclear power plant equipment. Next, the safety criteria when making a decision about dry storage for WWER-1000 fuel assembly are discussed. Then the effect of reactor capacity cyclic changes on energy accumulation of creep formations in fuel cladding is covered in full, along with a chapter on the analysis of WWER-1000 fuel cladding failure. Finally, the book finishes with a description of thermal safety criteria for dry storage of spent nuclear fuel. The book is essential reading for anyone concerned with NPP maintenance and safety.