Development of core and structural materials for fast reactors

高速炉用炉心材料及び構造材料の開発

浅山 泰 ; 大塚 智史   

Asayama, Tai; Otsuka, Satoshi

本論文は日本原子力研究開発機構におけるナトリウム冷却高速炉用の炉心材料および構造材料の開発の現状について述べたものである。炉心材料については、燃料ピンにはODS鋼が、ラッパー管にはPNC-FMS鋼の開発を進めている。構造材料については、316FR鋼および改良9Cr-1Mo鋼の規格化が進んでいる。いずれの材料についても、将来炉への適用を目指してさらなるデータ取得と評価を行っている。

This paper summarizes ongoing efforts in Japan Atomic Energy Agency on the development of core and structural materials for sodium-cooled fast reactors. For core materials, oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels and 11Cr ferritic steel (PNC-FMS) will be used for the fuel pin cladding and wrapper tube, respectively. As for ODS steel, 9Cr- and 11Cr-ODS steels have been extensively developed. Their laboratory-scale manufacturing technology has been developed including reliability improvement in tube microstructure and strength homogeneity. As for the PNC-FMS wrapper tube, the development of a dissimilar joining technique with type 316 steel and properties evaluation of dissimilar welds have been carried out. For structural materials, codification of 316FR stainless steel and Modified 9Cr-1Mo steel is ongoing. Acquisition and collection of long-term data of base metal and welded joints are continued and evaluation methodologies are being developed to establish a technical basis for 60-year design.