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Table 1

Properties assumed for fission gas production, diffusion and distribution. NA is the Avogadro number, T denotes temperature in kelvin and φ is the local fission rate density in fissions (m3s)−1. The coefficient used for the athermal part of Dl is an average of the values proposed in [50, 53].

Property/parameter Unit Source
β = 0.31φNA [mol/(m3s)] [40]
Bgb = 1.44 × 10−8β [m/s] This work
Dl = 7.60 × 10−10e−35247∕T
+ [m2/s] [49, 50, 53]
+ 1.00 × 10−39φ
τg = 7.2 × 104 [s] This work
rbi = 1.453 × 10−10eT∕978 [m] [54]
nbi = 1.52 × 1027T − 3.3 × 1023 [m−3] [52, 54]
lf = 6 × 10−6 [m] [55]
δf = 1 × 10−9 [m] [52]
crk = 1.4 × 10−4 [(kgU)/(MWd)] This work
rg = 4.2 × 10−6 [m] This work

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