N Capps, M Kennard, W Liu, BD Wirth… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Through the early 2000's, nuclear fuel cladding failure resulting from pellet-cladding interaction in commercial pressurized water reactor fuel was managed successfully by …
N Capps, R Montgomery, D Sunderland, M Pytel… - … Engineering and Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Missing pellet surface (MPS) defects are local geometric defects in nuclear fuel pellets that result from pellet mishandling or manufacturing. The presence of MPS defects can cause …
N Capps, A Mai, M Kennard, W Liu - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
Research following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, causing severe damage to the reactor cores, has led to the …
In the late 1970s PCI related failures caused the implementation of startup ramp restrictions. These ramp restrictions where intended to reduce the stresses caused by pellet cladding …
This study expands upon previous neutronics analyses of the reactivity impact of alternate cladding concepts in boiling water reactor (BWR) cores and directs focus toward contrasting …
In preparing this report, responsibility for accuracy of the data and the completeness and fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the management of the …