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Mohamad, A. B.; 根本 義之; 古本 健一郎*; 岡田 裕史*; 佐藤 大樹*
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The development of Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) had been started by conducting the investigation on new concepts to improve the safety of Light Water Reactors (LWRs). It is well known that the Cr coating on Zry cladding has shown an improvement in behavior under accident conditions and normal operation. In the Cr-Zr system, the eutectic phase of ZrCr is present at 1332C and forms as intermetallic compounds. There is still lack of data on the evolution of the intermetallic phase when the oxidation temperature reaches the eutectic temperature of Cr-Zr. Therefore, the purpose of this study will be to understand the solid-to-liquid phase transition of Zr(Cr, Fe). High temperature oxidation tests were performed in a steam atmosphere to the target temperature (i.e., 1100C, 1200C, 1300C, 1350C, and 1400C) for different exposure times of 5, 30, and 60 min. From the tests, the transition of Zr(Cr, Fe) that formed at the Cr-Zr interface and also that precipitated in the Zry cladding were studied with varied oxidation time and temperatures. The microstructural evolution of the intermetallic phase was observed in the Zr substrate within the progress of the oxidation of Cr-coated Zry. A dendritic structure was observed at 1400C, indicating the formation of the Zr(Cr, Fe) liquid phase when the oxidation temperature is above the eutectic temperature.
Journeau, C.*; Bechta, S.*; Komlev, A.*; 倉田 正輝; 多木 寛; 松本 俊慶; Mohamad, A. B.; Barrachin, M.*; Quaini, A.*; Bottomley, D.*; et al.
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The OECD project TCOFF-2 (Thermodynamic Chemistry of Fission Products - Part 2) is an extension of the original project that was part of the near-term projects intended to support the Fukushima Dai-ichi decommissioning efforts. This second part continues to be mainly financed by Japanese Ministry (MEXT) with JAEA-CLADS support. TCOFF2 started in August 2022 and includes certain new material requirements compared to the first TCOFF project. These are increased emphasis on accident tolerant fuels (ATFs), certain actinides and fission products related to volatility/leachability but also certain combinations of the ceramic oxide systems important for MCCI behaviour. Following a PIRT review of phenomena in TCOFF 1, there was in TCOFF2 a Task 1 to prioritise current needs, particularly for relevance to severe accident phenomena and alternative materials (ATFs). This included a re-evaluation and ranking of the thermodynamic systems to make a Systems Identification and Ranking Table (SIRT) for the improvement of the thermodynamic database foreseen in TCOFF2. The further systems for evaluation were then proposed by the partners according to their particular requirements; this resulted in over 150 thermodynamic systems. In the mid-year meeting (June 2023) discussions were made to rationalise these into the most important 20 systems. The rationale for the reduction of systems to this limit will be explained in the talk, both those systems that were omitted as well as those finally included. These systems will then be used as a priority list of work for the experimental call to members that will be launched by the TCOFF-2 project towards the end of the year 2023 with the intention to initiate the first projects soon afterwards.