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Responds to request for info on problem of metal fuel cladding.Recent problem resulting from ORNL tests deals only w/Zircalloy cladding,not w/pellet swelling,mfg defects or fuel pellet defects.Related matl enclosed.

Accession Number: ML19257C053

Date Released: Friday, October 25, 2024

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• ML19257C052 - Responds to request for info on problem of metal fuel cladding.Recent problem resulting from ORNL tests deals only w/Zircalloy cladding,not w/pellet swelling,mfg defects or fuel pellet defects.Related matl enclosed. (1 page(s), 12/20/1979)
• ML19257C057 - Submits review of ORNL data presented by NRC in 791101 meeting re LOCA cladding swelling & ability to conservatively calculate peak cladding temps.Data does not constitute safety problem for BWRs. (2 page(s), 1/21/1980)
• ML19257C060 - "Cladding Swelling & Rupture Models for LOCA Analysis." (51 page(s), 10/31/1979)