AGR 3/4 PIE and Data Analysis
Presentation of efforts in the AGR 3/4 PIE/data analysis
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2024 AGR 3/4 PIE Overview
An overview of work done on the AGR 3/4 PIE experiment is presented, with some modeling results and description of the R-DLBL of as-irradiated and heating test samples
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AGR 3/4 status and results summary
A presentation on the current status of the AGR 3/4 experiment and its modeling
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AGR-3/4 Fission Product Transport Analysis Results
Analysis results for AGR 3/4 fission product transport
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BISON Simulated and Experimental Fission Product Release Comparisons from Reradiated AGR-3/4 Compacts During High Temperature Heating Tests
The fuel performance modeling code BISON was used to predict the release of fission products iodine-131 (131I), xenon-133 (133Xe), and krypton-85 (85Kr) from four re-irradiated AGR-3/4 fuel compacts containing tristructural isotropic (TRISO) coated particles during high-temperature isothermal heating tests. The AGR-3/4 fuel compacts were irradiated in the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) as part of the third and fourth series of planned experiments to support the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Program. They were subsequently stored and re-irradiated in the Neutron Radiography (NRAD) reactor for approximately five days and then stored for another five to eight days before being subjected to isothermal heating tests in the Fuel Accident Condition Simulation (FACS furnace) for 200 to 300 hours at temperatures between 1000°C and 1600°C to evaluate fission product release at elevated temperatures. New nuclide-specific fission product source term models for the three nuclides of interest were developed using the reactor multiphysics code Griffin and implemented into BISON to support this work. The new source term models were incorporated into coupled compact- and particle-scale BISON simulations, which predict spatially- and temporally-resolved radionuclide generation, radioactive decay, transport, and release throughout the entire irradiation history, including the initial ATR irradiation, NRAD re-irradiations, FACS heating tests, and intermediate periods spent in storage. The experimentally measured fission product release from the heating tests were compared to modeling release predictions calculated by BISON to evaluate how well the code compares to experimental results. Overall, the experimental measured and BISON predicted comparative release results varied but generally agreed to within 5 particle equivalents. Comparative release results identified general observations to take into consideration to help refine future models and reduce uncertainties associated with both the measurement results and predictive results. This includes developing new uranium oxycarbide (UCO) specific kernel diffusivities for the three isotopes examined to more accurately reflect the material properties of the fuel form. Deriving new diffusivities will aid in producing a more informed BISON model
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