{"id":337,"date":"2026-07-08T01:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/cmm\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:28:15","slug":"fuel-performance-mod","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/cmm\/fuel-performance-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Performance Modeling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light water reactor fuel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High burnup fuel fine fragmentation<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-yt-player in-view wp-block-ncst-video-image\">\n  <figure class=\"video-image__video\">\n    <div class=\"video-image__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"video-image__video-container\">\n        <div class=\"ncst-yt-player-target\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"\" class=\"video-image__overlay ncst-yt-player-trigger\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" \n          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<\/div>\n      <a href=\"\" class=\"video-image__overlay ncst-yt-player-trigger\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" \n          class=\"video-image__img wp-image-348\" \n          alt=\"\" \n          src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/cmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/07\/image33-ezgif.com-gif-to-mp4-converter.mp4\" \n          style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;object-position:center center\"\n        >\n        <span class=\"play-indicator\">\n          <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 314 384\">\n            <title>Play Video<\/title>\n            <path d=\"M0,0,314,192.51,0,384Z\" \/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TRISO fuel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fission product release<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-yt-player in-view wp-block-ncst-video-image\">\n  <figure class=\"video-image__video\">\n    <div class=\"video-image__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"video-image__video-container\">\n        <div class=\"ncst-yt-player-target\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"\" class=\"video-image__overlay ncst-yt-player-trigger\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" \n          class=\"video-image__img wp-image-351\" \n          alt=\"\" \n          src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/cmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/07\/image24-ezgif.com-gif-to-mp4-converter.mp4\" \n          style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;object-position:center center\"\n        >\n        <span class=\"play-indicator\">\n          <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 314 384\">\n            <title>Play Video<\/title>\n            <path d=\"M0,0,314,192.51,0,384Z\" \/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compact modeling<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-yt-player in-view 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