Atomic Energy

, Volume 111, Issue 4, pp 265–275 | Cite as

Behavior of vibrationally compacted mixed fuel in BN-800

  • S. E. Lemehov
  • N. N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi
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The modified computer code MACROS was used to study the behavior of fuel elements with vibrationally compacted mixed fuel under irradiation in BN-800. Verification calculations were performed for fuel elements irradiated in BN-600 under close to nominal conditions. Attention was focused mainly on the factors playing an important role in their serviceability: swelling, creep, corrosion behavior of cladding, temperature distribution, gas-release, and degree of structural reformation of the fuel core.

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Plutonium Fuel Element Fuel Assembly Americium Mixed Fuel 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • S. E. Lemehov
    • 1
  • N. N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi
    • 2
  1. 1.MolBelgium
  2. 2.MoscowRussia

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