Published June 1988
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Report
Experience with the Brown Boveri Failed Fuel Rod Detection System (FFRDS)
Description
The Brown Boveri ultrasonic system for detection of failed fuel rods is described and data are presented from 57 campaigns where nearly 800,000 fuel rods were inspected. Comparisons with independent eddy current measurements are made for approximately 9500 fuel rods. The data base developed from these inspections is used to present failure data for 17 different fuel designs. Projections of potential reductions in radiation levels during subsequent nuclear plant operations are given. Finally an estimate is made of the amount of defective fuel that must be stored in the U.S. and which will eventually go to a repository. (author). 7 refs, 3 figs, 4 tabs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Underwater inspection, repair and reconstitution of water reactor fuel
- Imprint Pagination
- 159 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 40-47.
- Report number
- IWGFPT--29
Conference
- Title
- Technical committee meeting on underwater inspection, repair and reconstitution of water reactor fuel.
- Dates
- 3-6 Nov 1987.
- Place
- Paris (France).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 19095845
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; EFFICIENCY; FAILED ELEMENT MONITORS; FUEL PINS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; ULTRASONIC TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ACOUSTIC TESTING; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS