Published June 1993 | Version v1
Report

Operating experience of RMBK fuel under normal conditions and analysis of its damage causes

  • 1. Research and Design Inst. of Power Engineering, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

Data on RMBK-1000 and RBMK-1500 fuel are presented in this paper. The analysis of the fuel assembly failure describes reasons and measures for the improvement of fuel reliability (by introducing new fabrication methods, more severe requirements for operating conditions, and improvement of fuel designs). All these measures made it possible to reach a failure level of 0.02% of the total discharged fuel from the RBMK-1500 reactor. (author). 5 figs, 3 tabs

Part of:
Fuel failure in normal operation of water reactors: Experience, mechanisms and management

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Fuel failure in normal operation of water reactors: Experience, mechanisms and management
Imprint Pagination
288 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 39-45.
ISSN
1011-4289
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--709

Conference

Title
Experience, mechanisms and management.
Acronym
Technical committeee meeting on fuel failure in normal operation of water reactors
Dates
26-29 May 1992.
Place
Dimitrovgrad (Russian Federation).

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
24067314
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DESIGN; FABRICATION; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; IGNALINSK-1 REACTOR; LENINGRAD-1 REACTOR; OPERATION; OPTIMIZATION
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS

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