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NRC updating GEIS rule for new nuclear technology
The Nuclear Regulatory Agency is issuing a proposed generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for use in reviewing applications for new nuclear reactors.
In an April 17 memo, NRC secretary Carrie Safford wrote that the commission approved NRC staff’s recommendation to publish in the Federal Register a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.”
Jamil A. Khan, Travis W. Knight, Sujan B. Pakala, Wei Jiang, Ruixian Fang, James S. Tulenko
Nuclear Technology | Volume 169 | Number 1 | January 2010 | Pages 61-72
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT10-A9343
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The thermal conductivity of the fuel in today's light water reactors, uranium dioxide (UO2), can be improved by incorporating a uniformly distributed heat-conducting network of a higher-conductivity material: silicon carbide (SiC). The higher thermal conductivity of SiC along with its other prominent reactor-grade properties makes it a potential material to address some of the related issues when used in UO2 (97% theoretical density). This ongoing research, in collaboration with the University of Florida, aims to investigate the feasibility and development of a formal methodology for producing the resultant composite oxide fuel. Calculations of the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of the new fuel as a function of percent SiC for certain percentages and as a function of temperature are presented as a preliminary approach. The ETCs are obtained at different temperatures from 600 to 1600 K. The corresponding polynomial equations for the temperature-dependent thermal conductivities are given based on the simulation results. The heat transfer mechanism in this fuel is explained using a finite volume approach and validated against existing empirical models. FLUENT 6.1.22 was used for the thermal conductivity calculations and to estimate the reduction in centerline temperatures achievable within such a fuel rod. Later, the computer codes COMBINE-PC and VENTURE-PC were employed to estimate the fuel enrichment required to maintain the same burnup levels corresponding to a volume percent addition of SiC.
