About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Metallic Fuels - Design, Fabrication, and Characterization
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| Presentation Title |
Database-Driven Validation of BISON Metallic Fuel Performance Models for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors |
| Author(s) |
Yinbin Miao, Aaron Oaks, Shipeng Shu, Kun Mo, Carolyn Tomchik, Christopher Matthews, Stephen Novascone, Abdellatif Yacout |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yinbin Miao |
| Abstract Scope |
This work presents the integration of the BISON fuel performance code with the Metallic Fuels Irradiation & Physics Database (FIPD) and the Out-of-Pile Transient Database (OPTD) to enable comprehensive validation of metallic fuel models for sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). Steady-state assessments leverage EBR-II experiments with various focuses, including high-temperature fuel-cladding compatibility (X447), low-burnup fuel swelling (X423), and high-burnup cladding deformation (X425). The integrated framework automates mesh generation and incorporates time-dependent irradiation conditions and on-the-fly comparison with post-irradiation examination (PIE) data to facilitate validation efforts. Transient fuel models are evaluated using the furnace transient tests from OPTD, focusing on fuel-cladding interface liquefaction measured in the Fuel Behavior Test Apparatus (FBTA) and the Whole Pin Furnace (WPF) experiments. This database-powered approach supports empirical, mechanistic, and AI/ML modeling approaches, providing a robust platform for systematic model assessment. Future efforts will expand database coverage and extend simulations beyond single-pin axisymmetric models toward assembly-level analysis. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |