Numerical simulation of nuclear reactors is a key technology in the quest for improvements
in efficiency, safety, and reliability of both existing and future reactor designs. Historically …

BISON is a modern finite element-based nuclear fuel performance code that has been under
development at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) since 2009. The code is applicable to both …

U 3 Si 2–FeCrAl system has been a promising Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATFs) candidate for
its higher thermal conductivity, higher uranium density and lower oxidation rate. As a part of …

In nuclear reactor fuel performance simulation, fission gas release (FGR) and swelling
involve treatment of several complicated and interrelated physical processes, which …

The development and verification of nuclear fuel-cladding performance codes require
extensive testing to establish empirical correlations, necessitating more accelerated testing …

Fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel is a proposed fuel type for improved accident
performance in LWRs (Light Water Reactors) that involves TRISO (TRistructural-ISOtropic) …

Fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel elements containing UN tristructural isotropic (TRISO)
fuel particles within a 3D printed SiC matrix were subjected to transient testing with varying …

U 3 Si 2-SiC is an accident-tolerant fuel concept currently under development by
Westinghouse that has potential to improve economic performance and safety of light water …

Specimens composed of a novel nuclear fuel architecture underwent testing in the Transient
Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) to investigate their behavior in thermomechanical states only …

When assessing the radiological consequences of postulated accident scenarios, it is of
primary interest to determine the amount of radioactive fission gas accumulated in the fuel …