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The thermal performance and maximum fuel temperature levels are generally limited by the rate of diffusion of the fission products (in particular the long-lived Sr-90 and Cs-137) through the particle coatings. Another controlling effect is the migration of the fuel kernel into the carbon coating under the influence of a temperature gradient (amoeba effect). In contrast to metal-clad fuel rod behavior and with no possibility of coolant phase change, coated fuel failure mechanisms lead to only a gradual increase in failure as the temperature level increases above normal operating levels.

E. Panisko, HEDL-T1E72-128, Sept. 227 uO 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 BURN-UP (MWD/MTU) Fig. 13 Variations of gap conductance with burnup for a PWR fuel rod (pressurized with helium)and operating at 14 KW/ft (460 W/cm) During a transient or a more serious accident that leads to either an increase in heat generation (reactivity accidents) or a decrease in heat removal rate (loss of flow or coolant or depressurization), rapid (seconds and minutes) temperature increases occur in the fuel and cladding with resulting dimensional changes of the fuel element and possible cladding failure, fuel melting and molten fuelcladding interaction.

This instability occurs (5) when the slope of the reactor coolant system pressure drop-flow rate curve (a DR/ G becomes algebraically smaller internal) than the loop supply (pump head) pressure drop-flow rate curve (a DP/aG The criterion for stability is thus a DP/aG internal > aoP/aG ( external I external)' PWR pump head curves have a negative slope (a DP/aG external < 0) whereas the reactor coolant system pressure drop-flow curve has a positive slope (aAP/aG external > 0) over the Condition 1 and Condition 2 operational ranges.

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