Microstructure Experiments-Enabled MARMOT Simulations of SiC/SiC-based Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuel System - North Carolina State University CX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 09/13/2016 Location(s): IdahoOffices(s): Nuclear Energy
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Microstructure Experiments-Enabled MARMOT Simulations of SiC/SiC-based Accident Tolerant Nuclear Fuel System - North Carolina State University
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 09/13/2016
Location(s): Idaho
Offices(s): Nuclear Energy
North Carolina State University proposes to characterize steam attack, hydrothermal corrosion, and radiation swelling of SiC/SiC composites-based accident tolerant fuel (ATF) using a combination of experiments, microstructure evaluation and phase-field simulations using MARMO – a MOOSE-based code.