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Christmas Light
’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
No electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged by the chimney with care
With the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Ian J. Hastings, Elio Mizzan, John R. Kelm, Robert E. Moeller, J. Novak
Nuclear Technology | Volume 68 | Number 3 | March 1985 | Pages 418-422
Technical Note | Nuclear Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT85-A33586
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Irradiated UO2 fuel elements with multiple and single 0.8-mm-diam artificial defects showed significant diametral increases, bowing, and sheath cracking after <200 h at 250°C in air. An irradiated UO2 element with a natural defect under identical conditions exhibited similar behavior. Fuel oxidation was localized in the vicinity of the defects; behavior was independent of power history.
