Review of fuel failures in water cooled reactors.

• Corporate Author: International Atomic Energy Agency.
• Other Authors: Inozemtsev, Victor.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2010.
• Series: IAEA nuclear energy series ; no. NF-T-2.1.
• Subjects: Water cooled reactors > Fuel systems > Reliability > Statistics.; Nuclear fuel elements.; System failures (Engineering); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789201026101; 9201026102
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations (some color).
• Item Description: "STI/PUB/1445"--PDF t.p. verso.; "The IAEA officers responsible for this publication was V. Inozemtsev of the Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology"--PDF Foreword page.
• ISSN: 1995-7807
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

This publication responds to the growing awareness of a need for open discussion and concerted actions to improve nuclear fuel reliability. It contains unique worldwide statistics on fuel failure rates, covering about 96% of water cooled reactor fuels. This gives the most representative picture of fuel reliability available in the open literature and presents a number of valuable conclusions. The publication also describes modern methods of detection and examination of fuel failures, analyzes their mechanisms and root causes, and recommends failure prevention and mitigation measures. These data and information are important elements for closing the circle of the fuel quality management system through providing feedback information about fuel performance--Publisher's description.