Appendix H. Fuel Rod Particle Size Analyses (open access)

Appendix H. Fuel Rod Particle Size Analyses

Report presenting fuel rod particle sizes and size distributions as determined for the two failed Test PCM-5 fuel rods.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix F. Fuel Rod Temperature Estimates (open access)

Appendix F. Fuel Rod Temperature Estimates

Report presenting cladding axial and circumferential temperature estimates, fuel rod radial temperature estimates, and the techniques used to estimate the cladding and fuel temperatures for Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G. Microprobe Examinations (open access)

Appendix G. Microprobe Examinations

Report presenting microprobe examination results of fuel Rods 205-1, 205-2, and 205-8 for test Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series PCM-5.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Kerwin, Deborah K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Rod Behavior During Test PCM-4 (open access)

Fuel Rod Behavior During Test PCM-4

This report presents and discusses the results from Test PCM-4 of the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; Sparks, Daniel T. & Schwieder, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix D. Postirradiation Examinations (open access)

Appendix D. Postirradiation Examinations

Report detailing postirradiation examinations performed on the three pressurized water-reactor-type fuel rods following Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C. Power Calibrations (open access)

Appendix C. Power Calibrations

Report discussing the results of experimental methods for determining fuel rod power needed for three single-rod Power-Cooling Mismatch (PCM) tests.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appendix F. Cladding Surface Temperature Estimates (Test PCM-4)] (open access)

[Appendix F. Cladding Surface Temperature Estimates (Test PCM-4)]

"A summary of the methods used to establish fuel rod cladding temperatures associated with the axial region of film boiling for Test PCM-4 and the results of the calculations are presented in this appendix." (p. 219)
Date: August 1979
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; Sparks, Daniel T. & Schwieder, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Rod Behavior During Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF (open access)

Fuel Rod Behavior During Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF

This report presents the results of the first three power-cooling-mismatch tests - Tests 8-1 RS CHF Scoping, and 8-1 RF - performed in the PCM Test Series.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix E. Data Plots (open access)

Appendix E. Data Plots

Report presenting time history plots of selected parameters measured during the three tests: PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Rod Material Behavior During Test PCM-1 (open access)

Fuel Rod Material Behavior During Test PCM-1

This report presents the analysis of the fuel rod materials behavior based on the postirradiation examination of the Test PCM-1 fuel rod from the Power-Cooling-Mismatch Test Series.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix G. U0â‚‚ Oxidation Calculation (open access)

Appendix G. U0â‚‚ Oxidation Calculation

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including the U0â‚‚ oxidation calculation.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix F. Cladding Thermal Conductivity Changes (open access)

Appendix F. Cladding Thermal Conductivity Changes

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including changes in cladding thermal conductivity with oxidation to ZrOâ‚‚.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C. Metallographic Examination (open access)

Appendix C. Metallographic Examination

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including additional metallography illustrating the physical and chemical changes in the cladding and fuel.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix D. Particle Size Analysis (open access)

Appendix D. Particle Size Analysis

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including tabulated data from the particle size analysis of the broke fuel rod pieces.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B. Test Rod Power Profile (open access)

Appendix B. Test Rod Power Profile

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including a description of the axial power profile.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod and Shroud Characteristics and Instrumentation (open access)

Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod and Shroud Characteristics and Instrumentation

Report presenting the pretest physical characteristics and instrumentation of the Test PCM-1 (Power-Cooling Mismatch Test Series) fuel rod and shroud components.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix E. Microprobe Examination (open access)

Appendix E. Microprobe Examination

Appendix to report presenting detailed data from the postirradiation examination and pretest characterization for Test PCM-1, including details of the microprobe examination.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod Characteristics (PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, PCM 8-1 RF)] (open access)

[Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod Characteristics (PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, PCM 8-1 RF)]

Report presenting pretest measurement characteristics of the fuel rods used in three, single-rod, power-cooling-mismatch tests: PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B. Experiment Designs and Instrumentation (open access)

Appendix B. Experiment Designs and Instrumentation

Appendix detailing the hardware and instrumentation of test assemblies for the three single-rod Power-Cooling Mismatch (PCM) tests.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; McCardell, Richard K.; Sparks, Daniel T. & MacDonald, Philip E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix E. Comparison of Calculated and Measured Fuel Rod Behavior (open access)

Appendix E. Comparison of Calculated and Measured Fuel Rod Behavior

"A comparison of the calculated and measured fuel rod behavior (cladding elongation, fuel centerline temperature, and fuel rod internal pressure) determined during the steady state power calibration, onset of departure from nucleate boiling (DNB), and post-DNB testing is presented in this appendix" (p. 184).
Date: August 1979
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; Sparks, Daniel T. & Schwieder, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod Characteristics (open access)

Appendix A. Pretest Fuel Rod Characteristics

Report providing tabulated data for pretest measurements preformed to characterize three of the four Power-Cooling-Mismatch (PCM-4) fuel rods, Rods UTA-0014, UTA-0015, and UTA-0016.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Johnson, Roger L.; Lassahn, Pamela L.; Martinson, Zoel R.; Sparks, Daniel T. & Schwieder, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix A. Test PCM-1 Experiment Description (open access)

Appendix A. Test PCM-1 Experiment Description

Description of the test assembly and instrumentation used for Power-Cooling-Mismatch (PCM) Test Series, Test PCM-1 that includes a table and figures illustrating elements of the facility and test train assembly.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Sparks, Daniel T. & Stanley, Clifford J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix B. Rod Powers for Test PCM-1 (open access)

Appendix B. Rod Powers for Test PCM-1

Description of the analytical methods and results for the Power-Cooling-Mismatch (PCM) Test Series, Test PCM-1.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Sparks, Daniel T. & Stanley, Clifford J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix C. FRAP-T4 Computer Code Model Description (open access)

Appendix C. FRAP-T4 Computer Code Model Description

Report providing a description of the FRAP-T4 (Fuel Rod Analysis Program - Transient) computer code used for Power-Cooling-Mismatch (PCM) Test Series, Test PCM-1.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Sparks, Daniel T. & Stanley, Clifford J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library