Research Article
Sensitivity Studies for the Exercise I-1 of the OECD/UAM Benchmark
Table 7
Manufacturing sensitivities for TMI-1 and PB-2 test cases.
| Parameter | TMI-1 | PB-2 | Variation | (pcm) | Variation | (pcm) | | HZP | HFP | | HZP | HFP |
| Fuel density | +0.17 g/cm3 | −97 | −104 | +0.91% | −43 | −95 | Fuel pellet diameter | +0.013 mm | −19 | −20 | +0.013 mm | −12 | −23 | Gap thickness | | | | | | | from outside | +0.024 mm | −84 | −91 | — | — | — | from inside | +0.024 mm | 69 | 74 | — | — | — | Clad thickness | | | | | | | from outside | +0.025 mm | −104 | −110 | +0.04 mm | −129 | −226 | from inside | +0.025 mm | −16 | −15 | +0.04 mm | −23 | −24 |
235U concentration | +0.00224 w/o | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
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