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Fuel Rod Loading

Fuel Rod Loading is a method in nuclear fuel fabrication that involves the precise insertion and arrangement of fuel pellets into metallic cladding tubes to form fuel rods, distinguishing it from other fabrication processes by its specific focus on axial pellet stacking and rod sealing for reactor core assembly.

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TRANSURANUS: a fuel rod analysis code ready for use

Journal of Nuclear Materials · 1992 · 221 citations

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Turbulent flow pressure drop model for fuel rod assemblies utilizing a helical wire-wrap spacer system

E.H. Novendstern · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1972 · 187 citations

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Numerical investigation of heat transfer in upward flows of supercritical water in circular tubes and tight fuel rod bundles

Jue Yang, Y. Oka, Yuki Ishiwatari et al. · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 2006 · 156 citations

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Parallel-flow-induced vibration of fuel rods

Shoei-Sheng Chen, M.W. Wambsganss · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1972 · 132 citations

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FRAP-T6: A computer code for the transient analysis of oxide fuel rods

L.J. Siefken, G.A. Berna, V.N. Shah · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1985 · 114 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PH
    P. Hofmann

    FZI Research Center for Information Technology, Germany

    4 publications · 138 citations

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  2. YO
    Y. Oka

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    4 publications · 224 citations

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  3. SQ
    Suizheng Qiu

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    4 publications · 87 citations

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  4. LS
    L. Sepold

    FZI Research Center for Information Technology, Germany

    4 publications · 153 citations

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  5. AS
    Afaque Shams

    Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group, Netherlands

    3 publications · 114 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Westinghouse Electric (United States)

    Cranberry Township, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    537 citations

  2. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    492 citations

  3. Idaho National Laboratory

    Idaho Falls, United States

    5 h-index

    28 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    Tōkai Mura, Japan

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    294 citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    4 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

    Daejeon, South Korea

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    311 citations

  7. Paul Scherrer Institute

    Villigen, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    214 citations

  8. FZI Research Center for Information Technology

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    4 h-index

    21 publications

    965 citations

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  1. Nuclear Engineering and Design

    42 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Annals of Nuclear Energy

    17 publications · 374 citations

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  3. Journal of Nuclear Materials

    11 publications · 570 citations

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  4. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

    JNST · 3 publications · 69 citations

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  5. Progress in Nuclear Energy

    3 publications · 92 citations

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