| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6763239 | Nuclear Engineering and Design | 2013 | 27 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The application of advanced validation techniques (sensitivity, calibration and prediction) to nuclear performance codes FRAPCON and LIFE-4 is the focus of the paper. ⺠A sensitivity ranking methodology narrows down the number of selected modeling parameters from 61 to 24 for FRAPCON and from 69 to 35 for LIFE-4. ⺠Fuel creep, fuel thermal conductivity, fission gas transport/release, crack/boundary, and fuel gap conductivity models of LIFE-4 are identified for improvements. ⺠FRAPCON sensitivity results indicated the importance of the fuel thermal conduction and the fission gas release models.
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Authors
C. Unal, B.J. Williams, A. Yacout, D.M. Higdon,