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反射電子像の画像解析による被覆管の水素濃度測定

Hydrogen concentration measurement in fuel cladding by backscattered electron image analysis

小野澤 淳 ; 原田 晃男; 本田 順一; 安田 良; 仲田 祐仁; 金沢 浩之; 西野 泰治 

Onozawa, Atsushi; Harada, Akio; Honda, Junichi; Yasuda, Ryo; Nakata, Masahito; Kanazawa, Hiroyuki; Nishino, Yasuharu

スウェーデン・スタズビック社によって開発された反射電子像法は、走査型電子顕微鏡によって撮影された反射電子像(BEI)によりジルカロイ被覆管中の水素化物を同定し、母材と水素化物の面積比から水素濃度を評価する手法であり、被覆管中の局所的な水素濃度測定に対して非常に有効な手法である。このBEI法を照射後試験に適用するにあたり、試料調製法とBEI撮影条件,画像解析手法について改良を行った。また、改良BEI法の有効性を確認するため、未照射試料を用いて高温抽出法と比較を行った結果、本手法が高温抽出法による水素濃度測定と同程度の信頼性を持つことが確認できたため、照射後試験への適用性についても期待ができる。

A measurement technique for hydrogen concentration using Backscattered Electron Image analysis (BEI method) had been developed by Studsvik Nuclear AB, Sweden. The hydrides in claddings are identified using BEIs which are imaged with Scanning Electron Microscope, and the hydrogen concentrations are calculated from the area fractions of the hydrides in the matrix. The BEI method is very useful for the measurement in local hydrogen concentrations of fuel claddings. In the Reactor Fuel Examination Facility, a sample preparation, imaging conditions of SEM and image analysis procedures for the BEI method were improved. In addition, the hydrogen concentrations obtained by the improved BEI method and Hot Vacuum Extraction (HVE) method were compared to confirm the reliability of the improved BEI method. The results showed, the improved BEI method has the same reliability as that of HVE method and can be applied for the Post-Irradiation Examination.

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