Published March 2013 | Version v1
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ODS cladding fuel pins irradiation tests using the BOR-60 reactor

Creators

  • 1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan)
  • 2. Research Institute of Atomic Reactors, Joint Stock Company, Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region (Russian Federation)

Description

In order to confirm the irradiation behavior of ODS steels and thus judge their applicability to fuel claddings, fuel pin irradiation tests using 9Cr and 12Cr-ODS claddings developed by JAEA were conducted to burn-up of 11.9 at% and neutron dose of 51 dpa in the BOR-60. Superior properties of the ODS claddings concerning FCCI, dimensional stability under irradiation and so on were confirmed and indicated good application prospects for high burn-up fuel. On the other hand, anomalous irradiation behaviors, fuel pin failure and the microstructure change containing coarse and irregular precipitates, occurred in a part of the fuel pin with 9Cr-ODS cladding. This paper describes evaluation of the obtained irradiation data and the investigation results into the cause of the anomalous irradiation behaviors. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2013.773165

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1080/00223131.2013.773165;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (Tokyo)
Journal Volume
50
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 387-399
ISSN
0022-3131

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
44096217
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
BOR-60 REACTOR; BURNUP; DISPERSIONS; FUEL CANS; FUEL PINS; FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTIONS; IRRADIATION; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; OXIDES; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; STEEL-CR10MO2; STEEL-CR12; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; BREEDER REACTORS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM STEELS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS; HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MARTENSITIC STEELS; MATERIALS; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; STAINLESS STEELS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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Notes
19 refs., 15 figs., 4 tabs.