| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Mechanical Behavior and Degradation of Advanced Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials
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| Presentation Title |
Accelerating Advanced Fuel Development and Analysis by Combining Modelling and Experiment |
| Author(s) |
Simon C. Middleburgh, Phylis Makurunje, Fabio Martini, Mustafa Bolukbasi, Lee Evitts, Dave Goddard, Antoine Claisse, William E Lee, Nicholas Barron |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Simon C. Middleburgh |
| Abstract Scope |
A range of advanced technology fuels (ATFs) are now being considered that aim to improve operational characteristics, such as residence times and reduction in center-line temperatures, with accident tolerance providing an overall economic and viable fuel candidate for both light water reactors and reactors currently under development, including lead-cooled fast reactors. Here we present a range of developments being undertaken to support ATF development with a focus on the manner in which modelling is guiding experiment and how experiment dictates the modelling required to develop a new fuel candidate - here the focus shall be on a UO2-based composite fuel system. Atomic scale simulations as well as neutronic modelling has been performed on the UO2-based composite, whilst manufacture and design of the fuel has been progressing based on what we have predicted - including the use of novel manufacturing methods based on spray drying. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Modeling and Simulation, Nuclear Materials, Other |