Developments in CANDU fuel technology in Argentina

Abstract

This presentation updates the paper presented at the Heavy Water Reactor Fuel Technology Seminar held in Bariloche, Argentina, en 1983. Main efforts in the last two years were devoted to reach production scale level and in-reactor fuel performance qualification. Different aspects and results of these stages are reported. Some activities such as processes and production equipment optimization are discussed. An optimization of in-reactor fuel performance prediction tool (BACO Code) was also made. A short description of the work strategy faced in ordern to detect and confirm the causes of fuel failure and a brief summary of the reached results is presented.