NEUP CINR-21-24461: Estimation of low temperature cladding failures during an RIA transient

The project aims to create a multiphysics description of cladding response during a RIA, especially at high burnup, coupling reactor physics, thermal hydraulics and mechanics. The deliverable will be the creation of a thermomechanical model in Bison that can be used to evaluate the likelihood of low temperature cladding failures during a postulated RIA on a typical fuel rod (as these can lead to channel blockage), and thus identify the most important conditions to be studied at TREAT.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Pennsylvania State University
PI	Arthur Motta