INVESTIGADORES
JUANICO Luis Eduardo
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
CARA fuel assembly development
Autor/es:
BRASNAROF, BERGALLO, MARINO, FLORIDO, GIORGIS, MARKIEWICZ; JUANICO; TROIANI, DAVERIO, GOZÁLEZ Y GISELLI
Lugar:
Cadarache, Francia.
Reunión:
Congreso; IAEA (Organizacion Internacional de Energia Atomica) Technical Commitee Meeting on Fuel Assembly Structural Behaviour; 2004
Institución organizadora:
IAEA (Organizacion Internacional de Energia Atomica)
Resumen:
The CARA is an advanced fuel element for pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR). The design criteria with very innovative mechanical solution and its development are presented. The design allows extended burnup with good thermal hydraulic margins using a single fuel rod diameter. An additional assembly system enables the use into PHWR vertical channel reactors. Different CARA fuel elements prototypes were hydraulic tested in a low-pressure loop, verifying the mechanical and hydraulic compatibility for the two different Argentinean PHWR. Besides, the mechanical, vibration, neutronic, thermal hydraulic margins and fuel rod performance of the CARA fuel were verified by models and codes, showing good behaviour.
