Starting Point, Keys and Milestones of a Computer Code for the Simulation of the Behaviour of a Nuclear Fuel Rod

<table>“Hoop stress” at the cladding in the middle of an Atucha I fuel rod with natural UO<sub>2</sub>. Standard (thick line) and minimum gap situation (thin line).</table>

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

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Figure 5: Starting Point, Keys and Milestones of a Computer Code for the Simulation of the Behaviour of a Nuclear Fuel Rod 