Research Article

Analysis of Fission Products’ Release in Pebble-Bed High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Fuel Elements Using a Modified FRESCO II Numerical Model

Table 3

Comparison of two methods for Cs-137 fractional release rates from a pebble.

Temperature (°C)6007008009001000110012001300140015001600

FRESCO-II (s−1)3.9192E − 161.7100E − 156.5096E − 146.3373E − 132.4107E − 122.3764E − 101.5134E − 093.9838E − 097.1964E − 099.7246E − 091.0717E − 08
FERRA (s−1)3.9198E − 161.7096E − 156.5130E − 146.3414E − 132.3990E − 122.3774E − 101.5145E − 093.9864E − 097.2005E − 099.7284E − 091.0718E − 08
Ratio0.99981.00020.99950.99941.00490.99960.99930.99930.99940.99960.9999