Published 1986 | Version v1
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Fuel pin failure in the PFR/TREAT experiments

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The PFR/TREAT safety testing programme involves the transient testing of fresh and pre-irradiated UK and US fuel pins. This paper summarizes the experimental and calculational results obtained to date on fuel pin failure during transient overpower (resulting from an accidental addition of resolivity) and transient undercooling followed by overpower (arising from an accidental stoppage of the primary sodium circulating pumps) accidents. Companion papers at this conference address: (I) the progress and future plans of the programme, and (II) post-failure material movements

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02; 3 as DE86012123.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
CONF-860501--12

Conference

Title
Conference on the science and technology of fast reactor safety.
Dates
12-16 May 1986.
Place
Channel Islands (UK).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18002725
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FAILURES; FUEL PINS; PFR REACTOR; REACTOR SAFETY EXPERIMENTS; TRANSIENT OVERPOWER ACCIDENTS; TREAT REACTOR
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; AIR COOLED REACTORS; BREEDER REACTORS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS

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