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Along with several other nations, Canada has committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. Part of this plan is tripling nuclear generating capacity. As of 2025, the country has four operating nuclear generating stations with a total of 17 reactors, 16 of which are in the province of Ontario. The Independent Electricity System Operator has recommended that an additional 17,800 MWe of nuclear power be added to Ontario’s grid.
Ralph G. Bennett
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Technical Note | Nuclear Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT91-A35537
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Finite element modeling of the stresses in TRISO-coated fuel particles under normal operating conditions is undertaken with the ABAQUS code. Accurate results for the coating layer stresses are obtained with 30 finite elements in the model and ∼100 time steps through the life of the fuel. When compared to an earlier General Atomics/Forschungszentrum Jülich (GA/KFA) computer model of fuel performance, several discrepancies are uncovered in the earlier model. The GA/KFA model underpredicts the stresses in the silicon carbide layer, and the discrepancy increases with fission gas pressure.
