Database of fabrication characteristics of the second-loading-fuel for the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor, 1; Fuel kernels, coated fuel particles and fuel compacts

Ueta, Shohei   ; Izumiya, Toru; Umeda, Masayuki; Ishigaki, Yoshinobu; Ohashi, Jumpei*; Iyoku, Tatsuo

The fabrication of the 2nd loading fuel for the HTTR has been started from October 2002 and completed successfully by March 2005. While the fabrication of the 2nd loading fuel for the HTTR, the fuel kernels, coated fuel particles and fuel compacts has inspected to compared with fuel fabrication specification. As the result of these inspections, we confirmed a good quality of the 2nd loading fuel for the HTTR as similarly the first loading fuel for the HTTR. This report describes fabrication data of fuel kernels, coated fuel particle and fuel compacts of HTTR 2nd loading fuel. The fabrication data of this report could be the basis of the study of fuel and fission product release behavior etc. on the HTTR operation, and contribute to post irradiation examinations of HTTR fuel in the future.