Preliminary Results of the IAEA Review on Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors

This paper provides preliminary results of the study on Fuel Failures in Water Cooled Reactors for the period 1994-2006, carried out by an Expert Group established by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The reactors covered by this study are pressurized light water reactors (PWRs and WWERs), boiling water reactors (BWRs) and heavy water reactors (CANDUs/PHWRs). Data has been collected covering 94% of all commercial units operated in 1994-2006.