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