Published July 1984 | Version v1
Report

Quality control and performance of PHWR fuel in India

  • 1. Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay (India). Power Projects Engineering Div.

Description

Indian Nuclear Power Programme is currently based on installation of a series of pressurised heavy water reactors in 235 MWe size, followed by 500 MWe size reactors in the nineties. Indigenous facilities for nuclear fuel design, fabrication and quality auditing have been developed. Statistical quality control and 100% inspection techniques are applied for ensuring the quality of fuel. Good operating experience on fuel over the last 10 years has validated the design and quality characteristics in fuel specifications. The paper describes the different designs of PHWR fuel bundles now fabricated in India and the quality control aspects evolved. Furthermore, some typical results are brought out. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Practical experience in the application of quality control in water-reactor fuel fabrication
Imprint Pagination
569 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 159-171.
Report number
KFK--3777

Conference

Title
IAEA seminar on practical experience in the application of quality control in water reactor fuel fabrication.
Dates
12-16 Mar 1984.
Place
Karlsruhe (Germany, F.R.).

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
15070368
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FUEL ELEMENTS; INSPECTION; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; QUALITY CONTROL
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; TESTING