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Zirconium melting point is 1855 deg C (fuel cladding). Uranium dioxide melts at 2800 deg C. Thus the fuel cladding could only melt in dry conditions, normally it is submerged in water at much lower temperature. Consideration of fuel pin center temperature during power operation has to be a design factor, as UO2 is not a good conductor of heat.
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