Annual report of JMTR, No.15, FY2000; April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001

Department of JMTR

During the FY2000 (April 2000 to March 2001), the JMTR (Japan Materials Testing Reactor) was operated in 6 operation cycles (130 days) for irradiation studies on the IASCC of the LWR materials, development of actinide contained uranium-hydride fuels, development of fusion blanket materials, and so on. The total number of capsules and hydraulic rabbits irradiated were 132 and 79, respectively.Technology development programs were conducted in the following fields. As concerning to the utilization of JMTR, a irradiation facility for the IASCC studies, irradiation capsules for RPV surveillance specimen and automatic temperature control system for irradiation capsules were developed.New efficient production process was developed for pebble type tritium breeder material for fusion reactor blanket, and tritium generation/recovery behavior under irradiation was investigated using pebble packed test piece.This report summarizes these activities performed in the department of JMTR during the FY2000.