Publisher's Synopsis
Analysis and exchange of information about the structural behaviour of fast reactor cores and core components has never been more important to the nuclear energy industry. This book covers the whole range of the design, development, safety and in-service aspects of core and fuel structural performance.;The authors discuss pin and pin bundle performance, fuel-cladding interactions and sub-assembly meltdown, together with whole-core accidents and whole-core static analysis. Sections also deal with core design and proving, whole-core dynamics modelling, and analysis of core dynamics, as well as pin and wrapper material behaviour and operating experience.;The book includes contributions from authors from Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and the USA.
