TopFuel 2022 Light Water Reactor Fuel Performance Conference

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ULTRAFLOW Shield: A New Spacer Grid Coating for BWR Fuel

Karsten Nowotka (Framatome ), Petra-Britt Hoffmann (Framatome ), Artur Hasselbach (Framatome ), Roland Geier (Framatome ), Sean Gray (Framatome ), Peng Wang (Univ. Michigan), Gary S. Was (Univ. Michigan)

Development of NSF Fuel Channels for Boiling Water Reactor Applications

D. Lutz (Global Nuclear Fuel), R. Schneider (Global Nuclear Fuel), Y. Lin (Global Nuclear Fuel)

The Development and Use of Additive Manufacturing Processes and Design Freedom to Enable and Enhance Advanced Nuclear Fuel Debris Filters, Nozzles, and Assembly Components

William Cleary (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nathan Hansen (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Uffe Bergmann (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Development of Additive Manufacturing Techniques and Processes to Significantly Improve the Economics and Advance the State of the Art for Spacer Grid Fabrication

William Cleary (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Evans (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jack Beuth (Carnegie Mellon), Syed Zia Uddin (Carnegie Mellon)

Framatome's PWR Licensing Plan for Batch Implementation of LEU+

W. Maxson (Framatome), M. Guzzardo (Framatome), P. Opsal (Framatome), B. Flanagan (Framatome), G. Johnson (Framatome), Brian Friend (Framatome)

GAIA Design: Positioned to Leverage Advanced Fuel Management Strategies for 24-Month Cycles

J. D'Orio (Framatome), B. Friend (Framatome), B. Painter (Framatome), G. Gentet (Framatome)

Investigation of Achievable Peak Rod Average Burnup with Full Core Fuel Performance for 4-Loop PWRs

Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)

Steam Oxidation Behavior of Sintered High-Density Uranium Nitride Pellets via Thermogravimetric Analysis

Danielle Gagen (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Brian Ricketts (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sivack (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Denise Adorno Lopes (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Joshua White (LANL), Kenneth McClellan (LANL), Jamie Stull (LANL), Scarlett Widgeon Paisner (LANL)

Adaptation of Standard 17x17 PWR Fuel Assembly Design to Small Modular Reactors

Pierre-Henri Louf (Framatome), Glen Thomas (Framatome), Rick Trotta (Holtec Int'l)

Thermal Optimization of UO2-Mo Fuel Using Sensitivity Analysis and Genetic Algorithms

Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Daniel Schappel (ORNL), Joel L. McDuffee (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)

Preliminary Evaluation of UO2/SiGA Fuel Performance of the Fast Modular Reactor

Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Darrin Leer (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)

The U.S. Accident Tolerant Fuels Program -- Transforming the Future of LWR Fuels

F. Goldner (U.S. Dept. of Energy), W. McCaughey (U.S. Dept. of Energy), D. Wachs (INL), D. Kamerman (INL), C. Jensen (INL), N. Woolstenhulme (INL), F. Cappia (INL), J. Schulthess (INL), P. Medvedev (INL), A. Nelson (ORNL), N. Capps (ORNL), K. Linton (ORNL), J. Harp (ORNL), C. Massey (ORNL), T. Saleh (LANL), B. Eftink (LANL), J. White (LANL)

Westinghouse EnCore Accident Tolerant Fuel and High Energy Program

Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ernesto Pitruzzella (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Chona Vallencour (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Atwood (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Boone (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Mueller (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Eileen Gower (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Allan Jaworski (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Arash Parsi (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Anness (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Carey Haas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Magnus Limback (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Jonathan Wright (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)

PROtect: The E-ATF Solution by Framatome -- Overview of Recent Achievements and Next Steps

N. Vioujard (Framatome), Ch. Lewis (Framatome), W. Maxson (Framatome), J. Reed (Framatome)

Testing of Silicon Carbide as a Nuclear Fuel Cladding

Luke Czerniak (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sivack (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), William Byers (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Gouqiang Wang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kallie Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Luke Olson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jack Gazza (General Atomics), Sean Gonderman (General Atomics)

Framatome's Evolutionary E-ATF Solution: Feedback from the Irradiation Programs on PROtect Cr-Coated M5Framatome Cladding

K. Nimishakavi (Framatome), E.W. Schweitzer (Framatome), K. Buchanan (Framatome), Matthieu Aumand (Framatome)

Westinghouse High Energy Fuel for the Future

Michael L. Boone (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Derek S. Wenzel (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Cenk Guler (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Levelized Cost of Electricity Evaluations for Westinghouse Advanced Fuel Management with High Enrichment and High Burnup Fuel to Optimize PWR Economics

Baxter Durham (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ho Lam (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Chris Wagener (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Achieving Sizable Power-Uprate for Existing Fleet Through LEU+ and ATF

Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Al Csontos (Nuclear Energy Institute)

Poolside Visual Inspection of Cr-Coated Lead Test Rods at Doel 4 After One Irradiation Cycle

Lucile Fallot (ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas), Lustolde Martínez (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas), Nuria Doncel (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas), Jorie L. Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel (Engie)), Arnaud Meert (ENGIE Electrabel)

Accident Tolerant and High Burnup Hotcell PIE at ORNL

Luke Olson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ernesto Pitruzzella (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorie Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Elwyn Roberts (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dave Mitchell (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Mueller (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Luther Hallman (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Guirong Pan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Benjamin Maier (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Allan Jaworski (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Kobelak (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Jason M. Harp (ORNL)

Practical Development of Accident Tolerant FeCrAl-ODS Fuel Claddings for BWRs in Japan

K. Sakamoto (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), Y. Miura (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), H. Shibata (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), S. Asamoto (Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan), R. Obata (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), I. Ioka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Yamashita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Osaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

Additive Manufacturing of TRISO-Inspired Nuclear Fuel

Mark C. Schaefer (Free Form Fibers), Ram K. Goduguchinta (Free Form Fibers), Shay L. Harrison (Free Form Fibers), Erik G. Vaaler (Free Form Fibers), Kirk L. Williams (Free Form Fibers), John L. Schneiter (Free Form Fibers), Joseph Pegna (Free Form Fibers)

Uniaxial Creep Studies of Commercial FeCrAl Alloy

Hamdy Abouelella (NCSU), Jacob Eapen (NCSU), K.L. Murty (NCSU)

Development of Advanced High Density Uranium Nitride Fuel Pellet at Westinghouse

Denise Adorno Lopes (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric)

Westinghouse Advanced Doped Pellet Technology (ADOPT) Fuel for PWR Applications

Luther Hallman (Westinghouse Electric), David Mitchell (Westinghouse Electric), Yun Long (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Luke Olson (Westinghouse Electric), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jonathan Wright (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Irradiation of KAERI Doped UO2 Pellets in HANARO

Jae Ho Yang (KAERI), Dong-Joo Kim (KAERI), Dong Seok Kim (KAERI), Dae Ho Kim (KAERI), Yang-Hyun Koo (KAERI), Hyun-Gil Kim (KAERI)

Estimation of Hydrogen Generation from Silicon-Carbide Fuel Cladding with Titanium Coating During Severe Accident

R. Ishibashi (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), T. Ikegawa (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), M. Shibata (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), M. Sasaki (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), H.V. Pham (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Kurata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

Electron Microscopy Analysis of Steam-Oxidized Silicon Carbide

Ahmed A. Darwish (NCSU), Jacob Eapen (NCSU)

Raman and XPS Analyses of Steam-Oxidized Silicon Carbide

Dina Elgewaily (NCSU), Jacob Eapen (NCSU)

Development of Cladding Surface Modification Technology to Improve Accident Tolerant

Hyun-Gil Kim (KAERI), Sung Eun Kim (KAERI), Jong Dae Hong (KAERI), Hyo Chan Kim (KAERI), Jae-Yong Kim (KAERI)

ATF Coating Response in KOH Adjusted PWR Water -- Under Extended Exposure

R. Ratnayake (EPRI), D. Hussey (EPRI), L. Olson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), G. Wang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), W. Byers (Westinghouse Electric Co.), R. Becker (Studsvik Nuclear)

Effect of Microstructure, Manufacturing Method and Composition on Corrosion Behavior of FeCrAl Alloys

Rajnikant V. Umretiya (GE Research), Wanming Zhang (GE Research), Robert Motyl (GE Research), Richard Blair (GE Research), Liang Yin (GE Research), Andrew K. Hoffman (GE Research), Vipul Gupta (GE Research), Raul B. Rebak (GE Research), Evan Dolley (GE Research)

Corrosion Resistance and High-Temperature Behavior of Chrome-Nickel Alloy Cladding Material

Jakub Krejci (UJP PRAHA), Adéla Chalupová (Czech Technical Univ. Prague), František Manoch (UJP PRAHA), Jitka Kabátová (UJP PRAHA), Petra Gávelová (Research Centre Rez), Patricie Halodova (Research Centre Rez), Zdeněk Jansa (Univ. West Bohemia), Martin Ševeček (Czech Technical Univ. Prague)

Wrought FeCrAl Alloy (C26M) Cladding Behavior During Burst Experiments and Performance Under LOCA Conditions

R.T. Sweet (ORNL), C.P. Massey (ORNL), S.B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), K.A. Kane (ORNL)

Limiting Degradation Mechanisms for High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance of Promising ATF Cladding Solutions

Martin Steinbrueck (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Mirco Grosse (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Chongchong Tang (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Juri Stuckert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Use of Chromium Coating to Provide Protection of Zirconium Cladding at DNB Conditions

Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dave Mitchell (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Guoqiang Wang (Westinghouse Electric Co.), William A. Byers (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Conner (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Assessment of Thin Tube of Alumina-Forming Duplex Stainless Steels (ADSS) as Accident Tolerant Fuel Cladding Materials for Light Water Reactors

Chaewon Kim (KAIST), Woong Heo (KAIST), Changheui Jang (KAIST), Sung Yong Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Hun Jang (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel), Seungjae Lee (KEPCO Nuclear Fuel)

Atomic-Scale Insights into Structural Distortions in Irradiated UO2 at an Intermediate Burnup Around 50 MWd/kgU

Shaileyee Bhattacharya (Paul Scherrer Institut), Goutam Kuri (Paul Scherrer Institut), Matthias Martin (Paul Scherrer Institut), Johannes Bertsch (Paul Scherrer Institut), Manuel A. Pouchon (Paul Scherrer Institute)

Interaction Between Hydrogen, Hydrides, and Defects in Zirconium: Insight from Atomistic Simulations

M. Christensen (Materials Design), M. Yiannourakou (Materials Design), C.B. Geller (Materials Design), E. Wimmer (Materials Design), R.W. Smith (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), W.H. Howland (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), B.F. Kammenzind (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J.L. Wormald (Naval Nuclear Laboratory - Bettis), E.V. Mader (EPRI)

Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Fission Product Release from TRISO Experiments Modeled Using BISON

Miles O'Neal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

Westinghouse Use of Advanced Material Modeling to Accelerate Fuel Development and Qualification

Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Denise Adorno Lopes (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric)

Assessing New Accident Tolerant Fuel and Cladding Models in the Fuel Performance Code Bison

Gyanender Singh (INL), Yifeng Che (INL), Kyle Gamble (INL), Aysenur Toptan (INL), Jason Hales (INL), Stephen Novascone (INL)

Fuel Performance Analysis of Cr-Coated Fuel During Startup and Normal Operation of LWRs Using FEMAXI-8

Soki Dehara (Waseda Univ.), Akifumi Yamaji (Waseda Univ.), Yoshiyuki Nemoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Shinichiro Yamashita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

Out-Of-Reactor Creep Analysis of Chromium Surface-Coated Optimized ZIRLO™ Cladding

J.M. Vidal (ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas), I. del Río (ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas), J. Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Y. Long (Westinghouse Electric Co.), O. Linsuain (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

PCMI Analyses of SiC Cladded Fuel During BWR LOCA with FEMAXI-ATF

Yutaka Nakao (Waseda Univ.), Akifumi Yamaji (Waseda Univ.), Yoshiyuki Nemoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Shinichiro Yamashita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)

P2M Simulation Exercise on Past Fuel Melting Irradiation Experiments: Main Outcomes on Fuel Melting Assessment in PWR Fuel

V. D'Ambrosi (CEA), J. Sercombe (CEA), S. Bejaoui (CEA), A. Chaieb (EDF), B. Baurens (EDF), R. Largenton (EDF), A. Ambard (EDF), B. Boer (SCK CEN), G. Bonny (SCK CEN), D. Rozzia (SCK CEN), M. Sevecek (ALVEL), L.E. Herranz (CIEMAT), F. Feria Marquez (CIEMAT), K. Inagaki (CRIEPI), H. Ohta (CRIEPI), F. Boldt (GRS), J. Sappl (GRS), R. Armstrong (INL), A. Mohamad (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Udagawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), C. Cozzo (Paul Scherrer Institute), J. Klouzal (UJV), M. Vitezslav (UJV), J. Corson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), J. Peltonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)

Hydrogen-Based Transient Cladding Strain Limit

Timothy M. Crede Jr. (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Julianna L. Schoenwald (Univ. Michigan), Brian L. Mount (Dominion Energy)

Development of PEGASUS™ for Advanced Reactor Applications

W. Lyon (Structural Integrity Assoc.), W. Liu (Structural Integrity Assoc.), M. Kennard (Structural Integrity Assoc.), D. Nightingale (Structural Integrity Assoc.), D. Jaber (Structural Integrity Assoc.), Y.R. Rashid (Structural Integrity Assoc.)

In-Rod Sensor System for Accelerated Fuel Qualification and Enhanced Power Distribution Applications

Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co), Jeffrey Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Sirianni (Westinghouse Electric Co), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Edward Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Heibel (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Surrogate Modeling with Derivative Prediction for Implementation in Inverse Uncertainty Quantification Methods for Fuel Performance Modeling

Gustav Robertson (Uppsala Univ.), Henrik Sjöstrand (Uppsala Univ.), Peter Andersson (Uppsala Univ.), Paul Blair (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)

From FUMAC and ACTOF to ATF-TS: Contribution of IAEA CRPs to Advanced Technology Fuel Testing, Modelling and Simulation

Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), Peng Xu (INL), Ki Seob Sim (IAEA), Mikhail Veshchunov (IAEA), Anzhelika Khaperskaia (IAEA)

Implementation of Chromia-Doped Fuel in FRAMATOME PWR Codes and Methods

Y. Qi (Framatome), C. Allison (Framatome ), P. Bellanger (Framatome), J. Stevens (Framatome ), V. Korolev (Framatome ), V. I. Arimescu (Framatome )

Accelerated Fuel Qualification: BISON Validation to In-Situ Cladding Burst Test

Nathan Capps (ORNL), Ryan Sweet (ORNL), Kenneth Kane (ORNL), Samuel Bell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

Development in OFFBEAT of a Dynamic-Mesh Incremental Stress-Strain Solver and Validation Against the IFA 650.2 Ballooning Experiment

Edoardo Luciano Brunetto (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Alessandro Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Carlo Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institut)

Mechanical Property Evaluation with Nanoindentation Method on Zircaloy-4 Cladding Tube After LOCA-Simulated Experiment

K. Kakiuchi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), A. Yamauchi (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority), M. Amaya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Y. Udagawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), K. Kitano (Secretariat of Nuclear Regulation Authority)

Cycle-Specific Fuel Assembly Bow Prediction and Water Gap Analysis for Ringhals 3/4

Veit Marx (Framatome ), Petter Gabrielsson (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), John Loberg (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)

Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Impacts of Loose Protective Grid Debris on RFA-2 Fuel Operation

Alireza Mofidi (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael E. Conner (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Thanh H. Do (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Lisa M. Dudas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yiban Xu (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

The SPIZWURZ Project with New Approaches for Experiments and Modelling Related to Long-Term Dry Storage

Sarah Weick (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Mirco Grosse (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Martin Steinbrueck (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Juri Stuckert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Michel Herm (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Hans Jurgen Seifert (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Felix Boldt (GRS)

CFD Prediction of Lower Plenum Flow Mixing During Boron Injection for BWR 3/4

Chao Wang (Framatome), Steven Anderson (Framatome ), Markus Rehm (Framatome )

Coupling Burnup with Deterministic Transport: Procedure and Result Assessment

Arturo Vivancos (Univ. Politècnica de València), Teresa Barrachina (Univ. Politècnica de València), Rafael Miró (Univ. Politècnica de València), Gumersindo Verdú (Univ. Politècnica de València), Álvaro Bernal (Nuclear Safety Council)

Implementation of a Multidimensional Diffusion-Based Neutronics Solver in OFFBEAT

Edoardo Luciano Brunetto (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Alessandro Scolaro (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Carlo Fiorina (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Andreas Pautz (Paul Scherrer Institut)

Departure from Nucleate Boiling (DNB) Predictive Modeling Using a Machine Learning Approach

Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yixing Sung (Westinghouse Electric Co. ), Alexander Mace (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Scott Sidener (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Zeses Karoutas (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Raji Kosloske (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Mario Buczkowski (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Axial Dependency of BWR Zircaloy-2 Cladding Oxidation

David Schrire (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Cecilia Janzon (Studsvik Nuclear), Daniel Jädernäs (Studsvik Nuclear)

Detailed Examinations of Debris Fretting Wear on Cladding

Daniel Jädernäs (Studsvik), Peter Gillén (Studsvik), Joakim Karlsson (Studsvik), Fredrik Gustavsson (Swerim), David Schrire (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), John Beale (EPRI)

Recent Examinations of Hydride Orientation for Zircaloy-2 RXA Fuel Rods with Doped and Un-Doped Pellets

Britta Helmersson (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), David Schrire (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Aylin Kucuk (EPRI), Paul Blair (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Clara Anghel (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Matthias Martin (Paul Scherrer Institut), Cecilia Janzon (Studsvik Nuclear), Katja Ammon (Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt), Marcus Nilsson (OKG), Jonathan Wright (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Luke Hallman (Westinghouse Electric Co.)

Observations of Nodular-Type Corrosion at Lower Elevations in PWR Fuel Cladding

Karin Carling (Ringhals), David Schrire (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel), Cecilia Janzon (Studsvik), Olof Tengstrand (Studsvik), Daniel Järdenäs (Studsvik)

GNF Fuel Reliability and Experience: 2022 Update

Robert Schneider (Global Nuclear Fuel)

Post Irradiation Examinations of HANA-6 Cladding

Samanta Estevez (Studsvik), Johan Stjärnsäter (Studsvik), Mi Wang (Studsvik), Carolina Losin (Studsvik), Daniel Jädernäs (Studsvik), Hun Jang (KEPCO), Okjoo Kim (KEPCO), Yoonho Kim (KEPCO), Jaeik Kim (KEPCO)

Recent Developments Regarding Fuel Service Technologies

Th.-H. Wiese (Framatome), J. Michna (Framatome), Y. Lotaut (Framatome), C. Jarousse (Framatome), T. Pugh (Framatome)

The Impact of Nuclear Fuel Filter Design on the Debris Bed and Pressure Loss at a Loss of Coolant Accident

Kristian Angele (Vattenfall), Pascal Veber (Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant), Anna Helgesson (Vattenfall)

Fuel Design and Analysis Evolutions Supporting Extended Operating Cycles

G. Thomas (Framatome), B. Friend (Framatome), R. Williamson (Framatome), T. Smiley (Framatome)

Progress and Evaluation of PWR Fuel Program in Indonesia

G. Rahmadi (National Research and Innovation Agency), T. Yulianto (National Research and Innovation Agency), J.M.C. Johari (National Research and Innovation Agency), W. Dewayatna (National Research and Innovation Agency), R. Langenati (National Research and Innovation Agency), E. Mutiara (National Research and Innovation Agency), Sungkono (National Research and Innovation Agency), J. Setiawan (National Research and Innovation Agency), G.K. Suryaman (National Research and Innovation Agency), D. Mustika (National Research and Innovation Agency), Torowati (National Research and Innovation Agency)

High Worth SCRAM Rods with GE TRACG-AOO Methods

R. Dunavant (Southern Nuclear Co.), J. Chavers (Southern Nuclear Co.), T. Collart (Southern Nuclear Co.), A. Phillippe (Southern Nuclear Co.), R. Patrick (Southern Nuclear Co.), R. Vradenburgh (Southern Nuclear Co.), K. Stevens (Southern Nuclear Co.), J. Golabek (Southern Nuclear Co.), J. Holloway (Southern Nuclear Co.), S. Lafountain (Southern Nuclear Co.), A. Dickerson (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), M. Rose (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), J. Ingraham (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)

NRC's Research Information Letter on Fuel Fragmentation, Relocation and Dispersal

James Corson (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Alice Chung (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Lucas Kyriazidis (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michelle Bales (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)

Experimental Study of the Effect of Neighboring Rods in Fuel Cladding Deformation Under LOCA Conditions

Cristina Dominguez (IRSN), Pauline Lacote (IRSN), Alice Viretto (IRSN), Stéphane Charbaut (IRSN), Georges Repetto (IRSN)

Fragmentation Behavior of Cr2O3-Doped UO2 Pellets with Controlled Microstructure Under Prototypical LOCA and RIA Thermal Transient

Dong Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kun Yang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Andre Broussard (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

On the Role of Microstructure on the Burst Properties of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened FeCrAl Alloys During Simulated Loss-of-Coolant Accident Conditions

Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)

Development and Validation of Creep Model at High Temperature for Simulation of Ballooning In MARS-KS/FRAPTRAN Coupled Code

Hyochan Kim (KAERI), Changhwan Shin (KAERI), Sunguk Lee (KAERI), Joosuk Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Taewan Kim (Incheon Nat'l Univ.)

Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic and Fuel Performance Simulations of the TWIST LOCA Commissioning Test Series in TREAT

R.J. Armstrong (INL), C.B. Jensen (INL), C.P. Folsom (INL), N.E. Woolstenhulme (INL)

FRAPTRAN-TE-1.5 Simulation of the Halden LOCA Tests IFA-650.9 and 10: Impact of Model Options and Assumptions

Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), Thomas Drieu (Tractebel ENGIE)

The CODEX-SBO Experiment

Róbert Farkas (Centre for Energy Research), Imre Nagy (Centre for Energy Research), Nóra Vér (Centre for Energy Research), Zoltán Hózer (Centre for Energy Research), Péter Szabó (Centre for Energy Research), Márta Horváth (Centre for Energy Research)

A Review of Cladding Failure Thresholds in RIA Conditions Based on Transient Reactor Test Data and the Need for Continued Testing

David Kamerman (INL), Colby Jensen (INL), Charles Folsom (INL), Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Daniel Wachs (INL)

Fuel Performance Distortion Evaluation Under Reactivity Insertion Accidents Conditions with Dynamical System Scaling

Alexander Duenas (Oregon State), Dan Wachs (INL), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Qiao Wu (Oregon State ), Jose Reyes Jr. (NuScale Power), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)

BISON Validation and Sensitivity Study of FeCrAl Cladding Burst During Simulated RIA Conditions

Soon K. Lee (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ben E. Garrison (ORNL), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL), Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kory D. Linton (ORNL), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

Progress in Modeling Clad Ballooning During the NSRR RIA Tests Using ALCYONE Fuel Performance Code

I. Guénot-Delahaie (CEA), J. Sercombe (CEA), R. Largenton (EDF), X. Haller (Framatome)

Pellet Cladding Interaction In-Reactor Ramp Testing in a World Without the Halden Boiling Water Reactor

Nicolas Woolstenhulme (INL), Brian Durtschi (INL), Charles Folsom (INL), Scott Holcombe (INL), Colby Jensen (INL), David Kamerman (INL), Travis Labossiere-Hickman (INL), Nate Oldham (INL), Daniel Wachs (INL)

PEGASUS: An Advanced Tool for Assessing Pellet-Cladding Interaction

M. Kennard (Structural Integrity Assoc.), W. Lyon (Structural Integrity Assoc.), W. Liu (Structural Integrity Assoc.), D. Nightingale (Structural Integrity Assoc.), J. Rashid (Structural Integrity Assoc.)

Rethinking PCMI Failures Under Transient Conditions

Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Bob Rand (Global Nuclear Fuels, Retired)

Thermal-Hydraulic and Fuel Performance Scoping Studies of a Flowing Water Capsule in TREAT

C.P. Folsom (INL), R.J. Armstrong (INL), N.E. Woolstenhulme (INL), D.D. Imholte (INL), K.S. Anderson (INL), C.B. Jensen (INL)

In-Situ Thermomechanical Measurements During Burst Testing of Zr Claddings Using Digital Image Correlation and Infrared Thermography Techniques

Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Benton Garrison (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Mackenzie Ridley (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL)

Investigation of Nuclear Fuels Behaviour Under Thermal Stresses: New Insights Gained Thanks to Laser-Based Experiments

Yves Pontillon (CEA), Thomas Doualle (CEA), Matthieu Reymond (CEA), Vincent Klosek (CEA), Laurent Gallais (Aix Marseille Univ.), Veronica D'Ambrosi (CEA)

Transient Fuel Tests in BR-2 with the Pressurized Water Capsule -- Decomposing Gamma-Heating and Nuclear Fission Contributions

S. Billiet (SCK CEN), B. Boer (SCK CEN), R. Van Nieuwenhove (SCK CEN), E. Sikik (SCK CEN), S. Mellemans (SCK CEN), G. Van den Branden (SCK CEN), M. Verwerft (SCK CEN)

The NEA Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES): A New Future for International Collaboration on Nuclear Fuel Research

Michelle Bales (Nuclear Energy Agency), Markus Beilmann (Nuclear Energy Agency), Gilles Bignan (Commissariat for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies), Raymond Furstenau (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Tatiana Ivanova (Nuclear Energy Agency), Olivier Marchand (IRSN), Daniel Wachs (INL)

Advanced Vacuum Sipping Spent Fuel Classification Before Dry Storage and Decommissioning Activities

Roberto Rodriguez (ENUSA), Jose M. Rodero (ENUSA ), Ivan Sanchez (ENUSA ), Alicia Sánchez Siguero (ENUSA)

Mimicking the Radiolytic Corrosion of Spent Nuclear Fuel Surfaces

Yadukrishnan Sasikumar (Open Univ.), William Nuttall (Open Univ.), Paul Thompson (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), Ross Springell (Univ. Bristol)

The Mechanical Response of High Burnup 17x17 PWR Fuel Rods Under Bending

P. Cantonwine (ORNL), O. Martinez (ORNL), R. Montgomery (ORNL)

Spent Fuel Burnup Measurement System: Evolution of SICOM-NG-FA for Republic of Korea Nuclear Power Plants

Roberto Rodríguez (ENUSA ), Ivan Sánchez (ENUSA ), Angel Ramos (ENUSA ), Miriam Vázquez (ENUSA ), Alfonso Lain (TECNATOM), Hyeong Kim (KEPCO-Nuclear Fuel Co.), Manseok Do (KEPCO-Nuclear Fuel Co.)

The Development of a PWR Spent Fuel Decay Heat Uncertainty Methodology Applicable to MOX and UOX Fuel

Matthias Vanderhaegen (Tractebel Engineering), Quivy Bernard (Tractebel Engineering), Slosse Nicolas (Tractebel Engineering), Meert Arnaud (ENGIE Electrabel), Stichelbout Jonas (ENGIE Electrabel)

The Licensing of a PWR Spent Fuel Decay Heat Uncertainty Methodology Applicable to MOX and UOX Fuel Developed by Tractebel

N.A. Hollasky (Bel V), M. Vincke (Bel V)

Transport of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Between Reactor Sites for Further Use

Rickard Land (Forsmark), Sofia Nilsson (Forsmark), Jesper Kierkegaard (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)

Metallography Examination and Hardness Measurements of High-Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel Claddings During Simulated Drying Conditions

Muhammet Ayanoglu (ORNL), Rose Montgomery (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL)

Microscopy Examinations of KKB Special Fuel Rods

Pia Tejland (Studsvik Nuclear), Joakim K.-H. Karlsson (Studsvik Nuclear), Cecilia Janzon (Studsvik Nuclear), T. Lin (Studsvik Nuclear), Anna-Maria Alvarez (Studsvik Nuclear), Kyle Johnson (Studsvik Nuclear), Radomir Josek (Studsvik Nuclear), Arno Benen (Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy)