Published 1992 | Version v1
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Irradiation and examination results of the AC-3 mixed-carbide test

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  • 2. Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen (Switzerland)

Description

The AC-3 test was a cooperative Swiss/US irradiation test of mixed-carbide, (U,Pr)C, fuel pins in the Fast Flux Test Facility. The test included 25 Swiss-fabricated sphere-pac-type fuel pins and 66 U.S. fabricated pellet-type fuel pins. The test was designed to operate at prototypical fast reactor conditions to provide a direct comparison of the irradiation performance of the two fuel types. The test design and fuel fabrication processes used for the AC-3 test are presented

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
Journal Volume
66
Journal Page Range
p. 215-217.
ISSN
0003-018X
CODEN
TANSAO

Conference

Title
past, present, and future.
Acronym
Joint American Nuclear Society (ANS)/European Nuclear Society (ENS) international meeting on fifty years of controlled nuclear chain reaction
Dates
15-20 Nov 1992.
Place
Chicago, IL (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24050978
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; FAST REACTORS; FFTF REACTOR; FUEL PELLETS; FUEL PINS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRRADIATION; MIXED CARBIDE FUELS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; THERMAL ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
COOPERATION; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; TESTING

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-921102--.