Research Article

A Procedure to Address the Fuel Rod Failures during LB-LOCA Transient in Atucha-2 NPP

Table 2

Failed rods, case of equilibrium burnup of the reference core.

Assembly no.Time[s]*BU/BUmaxPCT/PCTmaxLHR/LHRmaxZoneNote

467_AB112.750.57210.9603DTmin
267_AK225.130.9310.9600.9144R
327_AF333.020.5280.97114R
267_BL215.320.8700.9600.9144PI

*From the beginning of LB-LOCA, from the end of base irradiation.