Published March 2003 | Version v1
Report

KNPP practices in assurance of reliable fuel operation for WWER-440 reactors

Creators

  • 1. Kozloduy NPP plc, Department of Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Kozloduy (Bulgaria)

Description

This paper makes an overview of fuel integrity control performed at KNPP. Some of the possible causes for fuel failure are discussed. The practices in improving of fuel performance and assurance of reliable fuel operation are represented. (author)

Part of:
Fuel failure in water reactors: Causes and mitigation. Proceedings of a technical meeting

Additional details

Publishing Information

ISBN
92-0-101703-0
Imprint Title
Fuel failure in water reactors: Causes and mitigation. Proceedings of a technical meeting
Imprint Pagination
347 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 72-76
ISSN
1011-4289
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--1345

Conference

Title
Causes and mitigation
Acronym
Technical meeting on fuel failure in water reactors
Dates
17-21 Jun 2002
Place
Bratislava (Slovakia)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34028207
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CLADDING; FAILED ELEMENT DETECTION; FAILED ELEMENT MONITORS; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; FUEL INTEGRITY; KOZLODUY-6 REACTOR; RELIABILITY
Descriptors DEC
DEPOSITION; DETECTION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORS; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; SURFACE COATING; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WWER TYPE REACTORS

Optional Information

Notes
2 refs, 3 figs, 1 tab