Fabrication of (U,Pu)C and (U,Pu)N fuels for FBTR and PFBR
Creators
- 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Radiometallurgy Div.
Description
Mixed uranium plutonium monocarbide (MC) and mononitride (MN) are advanced fuels for liquid metal cooled fast breeder reactors (LMFBR). As a first step to LMFBR programme in India, a fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) has been commissioned with indigenously developed plutonium rich MC fuel. Research and development work are in progress for uranium rich MC and MN fuels for the forthcoming prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR). In BARC, viable process flowsheets based on 'powder-pellet' route have been developed for production of both uranium and plutonium rich MC and MN fuel pellets, starting with UO2 and PuO2 powders. A sol gel microsphere pelletisation (SGMP) process is also being developed. The present paper summarises the research and development activities related to the fabrication of MC and MN fuels in BARC during the last 10 years, highlighting the fabrication experience of mixed carbide fuel core for FBTR and the results of the recent experiments on carbothermic synthesis and sintering of MC and MN fuels for PFBR. (author) 19 refs., 7 figs., 10 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Materials Science Forum
- Journal Volume
- 48-49
- Series
- Mater. Sci. Forum.
- Journal Page Range
- 153-173
- ISSN
- 0255-5476
- CODEN
- MSFOE
Conference
- Title
- Symposium on Nuclear Fuel Fabrication NUFFAB'88.
- Dates
- 12-14 Dec 1988.
- Place
- Bombay (India).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Switzerland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Switzerland
- INIS RN
- 21076283
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BREEDING RATIO; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FABRICATION; FLOWSHEETS; INDIA; KALPAKKAM LMFBR REACTOR; MIXED CARBIDE FUELS; MIXED NITRIDE FUELS; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PELLETIZING; POWDERS; SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; BREEDER REACTORS; CONVERSION RATIO; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGRAMS; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUELS; INFORMATION; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MATERIALS; MOLDING; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES