Published April 1991
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Journal article
Inspection and repair of boiling water reactor fuel assemblies
Description
Fuel asssemblies for nuclear power plants are manufactured with the objective of achieving the highest possible operation reliability during their anticipated lifetime. To achieve this, the assemblies have to be inspected regularly by different methods and, if required, repaired. Methods are: Sipping, visual inspection and measurement of oxide layer thickness. (orig./HP)
Abstract (German)
Die Herstellung von Brennelementen fuer Kernkraftwerke erfolgt mit dem Ziel optimaler Zuverlaessigkeit waehrend der vorgesehenen Betriebsdauer. Um das zu ermoeglichen, ist waehrend des Betriebes eine kontinuierliche Kontrolle der Brennelemente erforderlich. Die fortlaufende Kontrolle geschieht mit Hilfe unterschiedlicher Inspektionsmethoden und kann gegebenenfalls auch zur Notwendigkeit von Reparaturen fuehren. Die Methoden sind: Sipping, visuelle Inspektion und Messung der Dicke der Oxidschicht. (orig./HP)Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Kerntechnik
- Journal Volume
- 56
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Kerntechnik.
- Journal Page Range
- 98-100
- ISSN
- 0932-3902
- CODEN
- KERTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 22051971
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; FAILED ELEMENT DETECTION; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; IN-SERVICE INSPECTION; LEAK TESTING; OXIDATION; REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT; ZIRCALOY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; ALLOYS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DETECTION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EQUIPMENT; INSPECTION; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS