The Tiamat code is being developed by CASL (Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light
Water Reactors) as an integrated tool for predicting pellet-clad interaction and improving the …

Through the early 2000's, nuclear fuel cladding failure resulting from pellet-cladding
interaction in commercial pressurized water reactor fuel was managed successfully by …

Missing pellet surface (MPS) defects are local geometric defects in nuclear fuel pellets that
result from pellet mishandling or manufacturing. The presence of MPS defects can cause …

Research following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power plant, causing severe damage to the reactor cores, has led to the …

In the late 1970s PCI related failures caused the implementation of startup ramp restrictions.
These ramp restrictions where intended to reduce the stresses caused by pellet cladding …

This study expands upon previous neutronics analyses of the reactivity impact of alternate
cladding concepts in boiling water reactor (BWR) cores and directs focus toward contrasting …

In preparing this report, responsibility for accuracy of the data and the completeness and
fairness of the presentation, including all disclosures, rests with the management of the …