b'Figure 2. Temperature contours (C) fordue to dimensional changes resultingFull-length Cladding Target the (a) FlexClad and (b) axial tensionfrom irradiation growth of the zirco- Hot cell fatigue and burst testing specimens at end of life (8 cycles) [3]. nium cladding. These analyses arerequires cladding sample geometries used to target time averaged, volumemuch longer than what can be averaged specimen temperaturesaccommodated in rabbit irradiation in the 300-400C design windowvehicles, so a full-length cladding (Figure 2). [3]. target has been designed to irradiate Figure 3. (a) Design of the 100 mm long cladding irradiation experiment [2]. (b) Temperature contours (C) for the 100 mm long cladding tube specimens during HFIR irradiation [4].20 2020|AFC ACCOMPLISHMENTS'