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Bouyer, V.*; Journeau, C.*; Haquet, J. F.*; Piluso, P.*; 仲吉 彬; 池内 宏知; 鷲谷 忠博; 北垣 徹
Proceedings of 9th Conference on Severe Accident Research (ERMSAR 2019) (Internet), 13 Pages, 2019/03
Fuel debris removal is one of the most important processes for decommissioning a severely damaged nuclear power plant (NPP) such as Fukushima Daiichi NPP (1F). In order to develop relevant removal tools, characteristics of fuel debris are required. In the frame of a JAEA-CEA cooperation, a large-scale MCCI test was performed at the CEA/VULCANO facility using a prototypic metal and oxide corium representative from Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 conditions. Conclusions arising from the material analysis of the selected samples will be relevant for future dismantling operations. This paper deals with the experimental device and process, objective and initial conditions of this MCCI test, and ablation of the concrete quantified in term of volume, depths and velocities. The test section concrete, made with Japanese components, is siliceous with basaltic origin. The main objective of the test was to get a significant ablation leading to an ablation volume ratio of 1.6 in order to produce fuel debris with a composition corresponding to expected conditions in the damaged plant. On a phenomenological point of view, it must be noted that the concrete ablation was clearly anisotropic with a predominantly downwards ablation contrary to previous experiments with silica and limestone concrete.
北垣 徹; 池内 宏知; 矢野 公彦; 荻野 英樹; Haquet, J.-F.*; Brissonneau, L.*; Tormos, B.*; Piluso, P.*; 鷲谷 忠博
Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology (Internet), 5, p.217 - 220, 2018/11
Characterization of the fuel debris is required to develop fuel debris removal tools for the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (1F). In this study, the VULCANO MCCI test, VBS-U4, was selected as 1F similar conditions and the characteristics of the samples were examined. In the molten pool sample, the round-edged corium-rich oxides region, with diameters of 1-10 mm, is surrounded by a concrete-rich oxide region. It shows convection of the molten pool. Other samples also show the features of the MCCI progression. The main chemical forms of the samples are SiO
, (U,Zr)O, Fe and so on. The microstructure of the samples is heterogeneous structure composed of these phases. The difference in Vickers hardness between the metallic phases and the oxide phases is a distinctive characteristic. It can be noted that the heterogeneous distribution of metallic phases in 1F MCCI products interrupt with the removal operation such as by damaging the core-boring bit.
北垣 徹; 矢野 公彦; 鷲谷 忠博; Haquet, J.-F.*; Boulin, A.*; Piluso, P.*
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Simulation of the MCCI phenomenon in a sump pit at Fukushima Daiichi NPP unit 1 was performed using the TOLBIAC-ICB. As the results, the concrete ablation rate on the bottom wall after 36 hours into the MCCI was estimated to become stable. Main components of the molten pool could be low-density and Fe, and those of the crust be dense oxides.
