... and encapsulated in aluminum AA6061 cladding. In this work, finite element analysis (FEA) is used to perform parametric studies to evaluate the effect of property-related parameters on the simulated thermo-mechanical behavior of a generic U-10Mo monolithic fuel plate. A baseline FE model was developed using...

... Abstract Sensitivity studies on operational parameters evaluated the effects of these parameters related to operating and irradiation conditions on the simulated thermo-mechanical performance of a monolithic fuel plate. Since different reactors will employ various geometric designs with a wide...

...SIZE EFFECTS ON THERMO-MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF U-10MO MONOLITHIC FUEL PLATES Hakan Ozaltun1 Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls, ID, USA Hee Seok Roh Argonne National Laboratory Lemont, IL, USA Walid Mohamed Argonne National Laboratory Lemont, IL, USA ABSTRACT Monolithic fuel is a fuel form...

... Abstract The most recent design of U-Mo monolithic fuel as adopted by the U.S. for the conversion of its High Performance Research Reactors (USHPRR) from high enrichment uranium (HEU) to low enrichment uranium fuel (LEU, < 20% U 235 ) consists of a high density (LEU) U-10Mo fuel sandwiched...

... Abstract U-10Mo monolithic fuel is considered for the conversion of the US High Performance Research and Test Reactors (USHPRR) from high enriched uranium (HEU) to high density low enrichment uranium (LEU) fuel. The monolithic fuel plates are comprised of high density LEU-10Mo fuel core...