Fuel R&D Needs and Strategy towards a Revision of Acceptance Criteria

The study of fuel behaviour under accidental conditions is a major concern in the safety analysis of the Pressurised Water Reactors. The consequences of Design Basis Accidents, such as Loss of Coolant Accident and Reactivity Initiated Accident, have to be quantified in comparison to the safety crite...

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Main Authors: François Barré, Claude Grandjean, Marc Petit, Jean-Claude Micaelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/646971