| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4925616 | Nuclear Engineering and Design | 2016 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The silicon carbide cladding concept is currently under investigation with regard to increasing the accident tolerance and economic performance of light-water reactor fuels. In this work, the stress fields in the multi-layered silicon carbide cladding for LWR fuels are calculated using the commercial finite element analysis software ADINA. The material properties under irradiation are implemented as a function of temperature. The cladding is studied under operating and accident conditions, specifically for the loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). During the LOCA, the blowdown and the reflood phases are modeled, including the quench waterfront. The calculated stresses along the cladding thickness show a high sensitivity to the assumptions regarding material properties. The resulting stresses are compared with experimental data and the probability of failure is calculated considering a Weibull model.
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Authors
Valentina Angelici Avincola, Pierre Guenoun, Koroush Shirvan,