Published 1983 | Version v1
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High burnup, high power irradiation behavior of helium-bonded mixed carbide fuel pins

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA (USA). Advanced Reactors Div.

Description

Large diameter (9.4 mm) helium-bonded mixed carbide fuel pins were successfully irradiated in EBR-II to high burnup (12%) at high power levels (100 kW/m) with peak cladding midwall temperatures of 5500C. The wire-wrapped pins were clad with 0.51-mm-thick, 20% cold-worked Type 316 stainless steel and contained hyperstoichiometric (Usub(0.8)Pusub(0.2))C fuel covering the smeared density range from 75-82% TD. Post-irradiation examinations revealed: extensive fuel-cladding mechanical interaction over the entire length of the fuel column, 35% fission gas release at 12% burnup, cladding carburization and fuel restructuring. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
North-Holland.
Imprint Place
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ISBN
0444 86693 0
Imprint Title
Transactions of the 7. international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology. Vol. C
Imprint Pagination
313 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 161-168.

Conference

Title
7. international seminar on computational aspects of the finite element method (CAFEM-7) in conjunction with the 7. international conference on structural mechanics in reactor technology (SMIRT-7).
Dates
22-26 Aug 1983.
Place
Chicago, IL (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
15053649
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL PINS; FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTIONS; MIXED CARBIDE FUELS; PERFORMANCE; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
EUR--8596(Vol.C).