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Fuel Performance Studies at Idaho National Laboratory Making Use of the Byron Fuel Shipment

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In December of 2023 a shipment of commercially irradiated fuel rods from the Byron Generating Station in Illinois was successfully shipped to the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The make-up of the rods includes a mix of cladding types from traditional ZirloTM, advanced zirconium alloys, and chrome coated ZirloTM. Burnups range from regular end of life values to over 70 GWd/MTU rod average. The R&D plan for the rods involves multiple projects from developing licensing data for new claddings to integral transient tests to support burnup extension efforts in the United States. The R&D began in early 2024 with the nondestructive examinations of the rods after which they will be sectioned for microscopy, mechanical testing, and analytical chemistry. Additionally, many rod segments will be refabricated into new test pins and inserted into a static water capsule for integral Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) and Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) testing at the TREAT reactor.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Kamerman, David W [Idaho National Laboratory]; Cappia, Fabiola [Idaho National Laboratory]; Jensen, Colby B [Idaho National Laboratory]; Stockwell, Jake Alan [Idaho National Laboratory]; Schulthess, Jason L [Idaho National Laboratory]; Colldeweih, Aaron William [Idaho National Laboratory]; Wachs, Daniel M [Idaho National Laboratory]

Institution: Idaho National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Nuclear Materials and Properties

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Battelle, Idaho Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Awards: G127156130, G2873784832, G3439656048, G594963403

OpenAlex ID: W4404395469

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