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Creator:: Nixon, Chad A.
Abstract:: Vibration of nuclear power plant components can cause fretting wear and fatigue that can eventually lead to component failure. Flexible, high-aspect ratio components under flow, such as the wire-wrapped cylindrical fuel elements in a liquid metal-cooled fast reactor (LMFR) core, are particularly susceptible to vibration due to their low natural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . ............................ 83 Figure 4.38: Single-pin flow test displacement measurements at U̅ = 3.48 m/s. .............. 85

Creator:: Latimer, Griffen D.
Abstract:: Most operating power reactors use oxide fuel in the form of uranium oxide (UO2) which is robust against high temperatures but suffers from poor mechanical performance at high levels of burnup. Currently, the maximum average burnup in light water reactors in the US is 62.5 GWd/t, which is partially imposed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: significant quantity of fragmented fuel particles were as fine as 5600μm, with some even surpassing the 2000

Creator:: Leitherer, Brett C.
Abstract:: Advanced reactor designs offer many advantages over typical Light Water Reactors (LWRs) including fast neutron capability, passive safety features, and improved performance. While the future for these reactors seems promising, operating and test experience is necessary to further validate such claims. The development of full-scale facilities has proved to be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: interacting subsystems (SS) 2. Each subsystem (SS) is divided into interacting modules (M) 3. Each module

Creator:: Bentley, R. Blair
Abstract:: The Nevada Test Site (NTS) was the location for at least 100 above ground Nuclear Weapons tests during the 1950's and early 1960's. Radioactive fallout from these tests spread to many areas north and west of the NTS. According to estimates from the NCI and DOE, Washington County, Utah was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the United States (see figure 2.) As shown, over 700Bq /m^2 of Cesium 137 were estimated to have

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