Published June 2004 | Version v1
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PIE results for UO2 sphere-pac fuels irradiated with pellet type fuels in Goesgen-PWR and HBWR. IFA-550.11 irradiation test

Creators

  • 1. Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Inst., Tokai Works, Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

Comparative irradiation tests between sphere-pac fuel (SPF) and pellet type fuel (PF) were performed in the frame work among PSI (Paul Scherrer Institut) in Switzerland, Siemens Ltd in Germany and Swiss KKG (Kernkraftwerk Goesgen). Twelve fuel pins were applied for the base irradiation tests. One fuel pins were composed from three SPF segments, two PF segments and two dummy segments to make a full length pin. Three sizes of UO2 microspheres fabricated with the internal gelation process, were filled into cladding tubes to make SPF segments. Those fuel pins were irradiated in Goesgen-PWR for four cycles up to 40 GWd/tU. One SPF and one PF segment were taken out from the one cycle irradiation pin and the three cycle pin respectively. Those four segments were cut and re-instrumented on-line pressure transducers subsequently applied to the ramp test in the Halden-BWR. This report describes the PIE result of rod S04 (SPF) and N06 (PF) which were applied to the ramp test after the three cycle base irradiation. It bases on the PIE reports by IFE/Kjeller and analysis reports by PSI. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from JST Library (JST: Japan Science and Technology Agency), P.O. Box 10 Hikarigaoka, Tokyo 179-9810 Japan, FAX: +81-3-3979-4781 (domestic), FAX: +81-3-3979-2210 (oversea)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
62 p.
Report number
JNC-TY--8400-2004-006

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
36083631
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; FUEL CYCLE; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUEL PELLETS; FUEL PINS; GOESGEN REACTOR; HBWR REACTOR; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPHERES; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; URANIUM OXIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; BHWR TYPE REACTORS; CHALCOGENIDES; CONFIGURATION; COOPERATION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PELLETS; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Notes
6 refs., 47 figs., 7 tabs.