Research Article

Study on the Use of Hydride Fuel in High-Performance Light Water Reactor Concept

Table 1

HPLWR assembly design data.

Fuel rod outer diameter mm8.0
(pitch to diameter ratio)1.18
Cladding materialSS316
Cladding thickness mm0.5
Active core height mm4200
Pressure MPa25
Inlet temperature K583
Inlet mass flux kg/m2 s1100