Published 1991
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Fabrication of FBTR thoria blanket assemblies at NFC, Hyderabad
Description
Thorium is used in the blanket sub-assemblies of the FBTR (Fast Breeder Test Reactor) core. The sub-assemblies are loaded along the periphery of the ore. Thoria powder is received from M/s Indian Rare Earths Limited and processed further at the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) to produce high density thoria pellets. Elements containing these pellets are then made. A blanket subassembly is a cluster of seven such elements contained in a hexagonal wrapper tube with a foot section welded at its bottom end and a lifting head section at the top end. The details of manufacture of such subassemblies at Nuclear Fuel Complex are presented. (author). 4 refs., 12 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Indian Nuclear Society.
- Imprint Place
- Bombay (India)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the Indo-Japan seminar on thorium utilization (held at Bombay during December 10-13, 1990)
- Imprint Pagination
- 300 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 105-115.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--13516
Conference
- Title
- Indo-Japan seminar on thorium utilization.
- Dates
- 10-13 Dec 1990.
- Place
- Bombay (India).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 24038942
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BREEDING BLANKETS; COMPACTING; CRUSHING; FLOWSHEETS; FUEL PELLETS; KALPAKKAM LMFBR REACTOR; QUALITY CONTROL; SINTERING; THORIUM OXIDES; WELDING
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; CHALCOGENIDES; CONTROL; DIAGRAMS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FABRICATION; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FRAGMENTATION; INFORMATION; JOINING; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MECHANICAL FRAGMENTATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS