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

Table 4

Main outcomes from the analysis: zones 2, 3, and 6.

Parameter	Average zone 2	Average zone 3	Average zone 6	Max
T cladding [°C]	779.8	855.8	850.5	988.4
T Fuel cl [°C]	1315.6	1652.2	1681.9	2054.9
Enthalpy [cal/g]	74.4	88.6	89.9	106.5
Gap P [MPa]	6.5	7.3	7.3	8.5
FGR [%]	0.01	0.08	0.01	0.84
Gap width [μm]	63.6	61.4	62.0	69.0
Cladding outer radius [mm]	6.49	6.49	6.49	6.54
ECR [%]	0.33	0.34	0.32	0.41
Ox Thick. [μm]	2.37	2.48	2.36	3.03