9. MFUEL: Metallic Fuel Performance Model

• 9.1. Introduction
• 9.2. Model Formulation
  • 9.2.1. Fuel Constituent Redistribution
  • 9.2.2. Fuel Clad Chemical Interaction
  • 9.2.3. Fuel Swelling and Fission Gas Release
  • 9.2.4. Plenum Gas Pressure
  • 9.2.5. Fuel Anisotropic Axial Elongation
  • 9.2.6. Fuel Pin Mechanical Analysis
  • 9.2.7. In-Pin Sodium Treatment
  • 9.2.8. Clad Outer Corrosion
  • 9.2.9. CDF-Based Clad Creep Rupture
  • 9.2.10. Mechanistic Clad Creep Rupture
  • 9.2.11. Clad Failure Assessment
• 9.3. Time Step Controls
• 9.4. Solution Algorithm and Flow Charts
• 9.5. Interactions with Other SAS Models
• 9.6. Input and Output Description
• 9.7. References
• 9.8. Appendices
  • 9.8.1. Appendix 9.1: Main Assumptions
  • 9.8.2. Appendix 9.2: Thermodynamics and Kinetics Parameters of Fuel Constituent Redistribution Model
  • 9.8.3. Appendix 9.3: Thermodynamics and Kinetics Parameters of Fuel Clad Chemical Interaction Model
  • 9.8.4. Appendix 9.4: Fuel Swelling and Fission Gas Release Model Parameters
  • 9.8.5. Appendix 9.5: Mechanical Properties
  • 9.8.6. Appendix 9.6: Metallic Fuel Thermal Conductivity Model
  • 9.8.7. Appendix 9.7: MCF Model Parameters
  • 9.8.8. Appendix 9.8: DEFORM-5: Metallic Fuel Cladding Transient Behavior Model