Safety Evaluation Report on High-Uranium Content, Low-Enriched Uranium-Zirconium Hydride Fuels for TRIGA Reactors, Docket No. 50-163, GA Technologies, Inc

摘要

The properties and performance of the TRIGA higher weight percent (w%), low-enriched uranium fuels are compared with those of the currently licensed 8.5-w% fuels. Neutron physics considerations, materials properties, irradiation performance, fission product release, pulse heating, and limiting design basis were evaluated.