Published 2007
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Miscellaneous
Development of neutron absorption alloys for the nuclear fuel storage facilities
Creators
- 1. Toshiba Corp., Power and Industrial Systems R and D Center, Yokohama (Japan)
- 2. Toshiba Corp., Nuclear Div., Yokohama (Japan)
Description
In order to increase the storage density of spent fuels, borated aluminum alloys and stainless steels are used for the structural materials for the fuel storage facilities, such as spent fuel racks in the fuel pools and spent fuel casks. Some amount of boron (B) is added to the alloys for absorbing the neutron. Addition of boron may affect the mechanical properties, especially the ductility, as well as the corrosion resistance and so on. Boron added aluminum alloys 2017, 3004, 6061, 7N01 and several stainless steels with different Ni/Cr balance were made and examined in this investigation. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Canadian Nuclear Society
- Imprint Place
- Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- ISBN
- 0-919784-89-5
- Imprint Title
- 13th International conference on environmental degradation of materials in nuclear power systems
- Imprint Pagination
- 388 Megabytes
- Journal Page Range
- [14 p.]
Conference
- Title
- 13. International conference on environmental degradation of materials in nuclear power systems
- Dates
- 19-23 Aug 2007
- Place
- Whistler, BC (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 39116825
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; BORON; FUEL RACKS; SPENT FUEL CASKS; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; SPENT FUELS; STAINLESS STEELS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CASKS; CONTAINERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SEMIMETALS; STEELS; STORAGE; SUPPORTS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 4 refs., 4 tabs., 22 figs.