COURSE 3-1 Nuclear Fuel Failure Analysis
Lecture 1: Overview of Nuclear Fuel Failure
- Reactor coolant activity monitoring
- Prediction of number of failed fuel rods and their burnup
- Fuel failure causes and fuel failure rates
- Visual examinations and ultrasonic tests for nuclear fuel
- Hot cell tests for failed fuel rods
Lecture 2: Nuclear Fuel Failure Mechanisms(Part 1)
- Grid-to-rod fretting wear failure mechanism and countermeasures
- Debris-induced fretting wear failure mechanism and countermeasures
- Excessive corrosion failure mechanism and countermeasures
- Pellet-cladding interaction failure mechanism and countermeasures
Lecture 3: Nuclear Fuel Failure Mechanisms(Part 2)
- Primary hydride failure mechanism and countermeasures
- Secondary hydride failure mechanism
- Fuel assembly manufacturing damages and countermeasures
- Fuel assembly inadvertent handling damages and countermeasures
Lecture 4: Nuclear Fuel Failure Management
- Monitoring of reactor coolant activity for fuel leaking
- Nuclides used for predicting number and burnup of failed fuel rods
- Fuel failure management procedure
- Activities of fuel vendor and utility for failed fuel management
- Characteristics of respective fuel failure mechanisms
COURSE 3-1 is divided into Four(4) Lectures
Course 3-1 Nuclear Fuel Failure Analysis
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