The metallic driver fuel of EBR-II has just successfully undergone extensive repeated-power-transient testing. This was a major step in preparation for testing oxide fuel to 15% and 60% overpower conditions at power increase rates from 1 to 10% per second. These most recent high-ramp-rate whole-core transients culminate qualification of the driver fuel which has included steady-state and low-ramp-rate transient operation. The next step will be in-core fuel-cladding penetration testing to verify the safety margin for anticipated and unlikely reactor transient events.
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The metallic driver fuel of EBR-II has just successfully undergone extensive repeated-power-transient testing. This was a major step in preparation for testing oxide fuel to 15% and 60% overpower conditions at power increase rates from 1 to 10% per second. These most recent high-ramp-rate whole-core transients culminate qualification of the driver fuel which has included steady-state and low-ramp-rate transient operation. The next step will be in-core fuel-cladding penetration testing to verify the safety margin for anticipated and unlikely reactor transient events.
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Seidel, B.R. & Hemsley, E.K.High-ramp-rate transient performance of EBR-II metallic driver fuel,
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