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Maki, Akira; ; Taguchi, Katsuya; ; Shimizu, Ryo; Shoji, Kenji;
JNC TN8410 2001-012, 185 Pages, 2001/04
JNC-TN8410-2001-012.pdf:9.61MB
"The third technological meeting of Tokai Reprocessing plant (TRP)" was held in JNFL Rokkasyo site on March 14
, 2001. The technical meetings have been held in the past two times. The first one was about the present status and future plan of the TRP and second one was about safety evaluation work on the TRP. At this time, the meeting focussed on the corrosion experrience, in-service inspection technology and future maintenance plan. The report contains the proceedings, transparancies and questionnaires of the meeting are contained.
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JNC TN9440 2000-005, 164 Pages, 2000/06
JNC-TN9440-2000-005.pdf:4.51MB
This report summarizes the operating and irradiation data of the experimental reactor "JOYO" 34th cycle, and estimates the 35th cycle irradiation condition. Irradiation tests in the 34th cycle are as follows: (1)C-type irradiation rig (C4F) (a)High burnup perfomance test of advanced austenitic stainless steel cladding fuel pins (in collaboration with France) (2)C-type irradiation rig (C6D) (a)Large diameter fuel pins irradiation tests (3)Absorber Materials Irradiation Rig (AMIR-6) (a)Run to absorber pin's cladding breach (4)Core Materials Irradiation Rig (CMIR-5) (a)Cladding tube materials irradiation tests for "MONJU" (5)Structure Materials Irradiation Rigs (SMIR) (a)Decision of material design base standard of structure materials for prototype reactor and large reactor (6)Upper core structure irradiation Plug Rig (UPR-1-5) (a)Upper core neutron spectrum effect and accelerated irradiation effect (7)SurVeillance un-instrument Irradiation Rig (SVIR) (a)Confirmation of surveillance irradiation condition for "JOYO" (b)Material irradiation tests (in collaboration with universities) The maximum burnup driver assembly "PFD537" reached 68,500MWd/t(pin average).
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JNC TN9400 2000-041, 29 Pages, 2000/03
JNC-TN9400-2000-041.pdf:1.18MB
Irradiation behavior and performance models were investigated in order to apply for nitride fuel options in feasibility study on fast breeder reactor and related recycle systems. (1)MechanicaI design of nitride fuel pin: The behaviors of fission gas release (increase of internal Pressure) and fuel-to-cladding chemical interaction (decrease of cladding thickness) are needed to evaluate cumulative damage fraction in case of fuel pin mechanical design. The behaviors of fission gas release and fuel-to-cladding chemical interaction were investigated from the past studies up to high burnuP, since the lower fission gas release in nitride fuel than in oxide fuel could contribute to reduce the plenum volume and result in the shortening of fuel Pin length. (2)Fuel pin smear density: The higher fuel smear density is preferred for the higher fissile density to improve the core characteristic. The behaviors of fuel pellet swelling were investigated from the past studies up to higher burnup, since the larger fuel pellet swelling in nitride fuel than in oxide fuel would restrict high burunp capability due to fuel-cladding mechanical interaction. (3)Compatibility of nitride fuel with high Temperature water: Compatibility of nitride fuel with high temperature water were investigated from the past studies to contribute water cooled fast breeder reactor options.
*; Fujiwara, Masayuki*
JNC TJ8430 2000-001, 55 Pages, 2000/03
JNC-TJ8430-2000-001.pdf:4.82MB
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JNC TN9440 2000-002, 157 Pages, 2000/02
JNC-TN9440-2000-002.pdf:5.44MB
This report summarizes the operating and irradiation data of the experimental reactor "JOYO" 33rd cycle, and estimates the 34th cycle irradiation condition. Irradiation tests in the 33rd cycle are as follows: (1)B-type irradiation rig (B9) (a)High burn up performance tests of "MONJU" fuel pins, advanced austenitic steel cladding fuel pins, large diameter fuel pins, ferrite steel cladding fuel pins and large diameter annular pellet fuel pins (b)Mixed carbide and nitride fuel pins irradiation tests (in collaboration with JAERI) (2)C-type irradiation rig (C4F) (a)High burn up performance test of advanced austenitic stainless steel cladding fuel pins (in collaboration with France) (3)C-type irradiation rig (C6D) (a)Large diameter fuel pins irradiation tests (4)Absorber Materials Irradiation Rig (AMIR-6) (a)Run to absorber pin's cladding breach (5)Core Materials Irradiation Rig (CMIR-5) (a)Cladding tube materials irradiation tests for "MONJU" (6)Core Materials Irradiation Rig (CMIR-5-1) (a)Core materials irradiation tests (7)Structure Materials Irradiation Rigs(SMIR) (a)Material irradiation tests (in collaboration with universities) (b)Surveillance back up tests for "MONJU" (8)Upper core structure Irradiation Plug Rig (UPR-1-5) (a)Upper core neutron spectrum effect and accelerated irradiation effect. The maximum burnup driver assembly "PFD516" reached 64,300MWd/t (pin average).
Uwaba, Tomoyuki; ;
JNC TN9400 2000-006, 50 Pages, 1999/11
JNC-TN9400-2000-006.pdf:2.17MB
In the fast reactor the swelling of the fuel cladding occur due to the irradiation. Under the irradiation, the temperature gradient of the cladding through the direction of its thickness causes the swelling gradient and this will cause the secondary stress. In this study, we analyzed this secondary stress using the finite element model of the irradiation induced deformation of the cladding by FINAS code. The result of this analysis is summarized as follows. (1)The secondary stress is mainly caused by the gradient of the incubation period of the swelling, The secondary stress becomes very small at the end of irradiation due to the relieving of the stress by the irradiation creep deformation accelerated by the swelling. (2)The calculated maximum stress including the secondary stress under the irradiation is compared with the design value of the ultimate tensile strength for PNC316 for trial. The calculated value are lower than the design value. (3)The effect of the swelling accelerated by the stress is analyzed using the correlation between the swelling and the stress. The result shows that the increasing of the secondary stress due to the acceleration of the swelling is very small because the irradiation creep deformation relieves the stress more effectively by the acceleration of the irradiation creep rate due to the swelling.
PNC TN9000 94-006, 60 Pages, 1994/07
Main features were studied about an objective deep sea reactor, which will be used as an electric power source at an unmanned deep sea base. The main features determined are as follows. [Thermal power 190 kWt, Fuel Mixed nitride, Cladding material Hasteloy N, Structual material Type 316 Stainless Steel, Coolant NaK, Core height and diameter about 25cm both, Reactor vessel outlet/inlet temperature 605/ 505
C, Operation term 10 years.] Some topic subjects of a talk during deep sea reactor research were studied like follows. Availability of electric transmission from the land or a ship is as follows. (1)The electric transmission from the land is limited up to 1,000m in the depth of water and 100km in the distance from the land. (2)The electric transmission from a ship is available only in the days when the sea is calm. Therefore these transmission methods can not be used as the power source for the base. Concerning reliability, reliability analysis were performed about the part of Closed Brayton Cycle Systems of the reactor. Success probability calculated on the part was 0.999942 in the case of continuous four years operation at 20 kWe. Concerning safety, radioactivity contained in the reactor was calculated. The radioactivity was about 1/50,000 of the radioactivity thrown away in the north Atlantic Ocean from 1962 to 1982. Concerning the experience of developping a NaK cooling reactor in U.S., no anormaly was reported to be found in fuel pins and a reactor vessel after about 400 days operation under a reactor outlet temperature condition over about 527C in the test of a ground test reactor FS-3 for SNAP-10A about thirty years ago.
Watanabe, Ryuzo*; *
PNC TJ9601 94-003, 87 Pages, 1994/03
This report is the PNC contract research for fiscal year of 1993 titled "Formation of Ti/SUS/Mo graded layer by slurry dipping." Fuel sheath material for FBR is used under a severe enviroment. The life of conventionally used SUS316 is known to be only two years. The development of long-life core material having high temperature strength, radiation resistance and anti-corrosion property is now essential. To create a super-long-life core materials for FBR it seems promising to employ the concept of functionally gradient material, in which these different materials are configurated with grading : as base material is used SUS316 stainless steel, the inner wall is made of Ti for the radiation resistant and anti-corrosion property with graded intermediate layers towards the base metal and the outer shell is the graded Mo layer for the corrosion resistance against liquid sodium. The shape of the core tube is a long cylindrical tube and its dimensions are 8.5mm in outer diameter, about 2m in length, shell thickness is 0.5mm and the thickness of the gradient layer is about 0.1mm. However, we have not yet acquired sufficient techniques to realize such shape and dimmensions, and the investigation is planned to get basic informations on the processing of the core materials with graded structures. Slurry dipping has been employed for forming a graded layer on curved inner and outer surfaces. And it is indispensable that the graded layers have showed sufficient thermal-stress relief function, as well as good bonding capability. In this year (FY 1993), the formation of the graded inner layer of Ti/SUS316 by slurry dipping was investigated. The formation procedure is briefly mentioned here as follows. Cylindrical green compacts of SUS304 stainless steel powder was prepared by die compaction and CIP as a substrate for slurry dipping. A coarse Ti powder was suspended in ethanol and milled by tumbler ball mill to get a slurry having an appropriate viscosity for dipping. The ...
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PNC TN8410 91-221, 67 Pages, 1991/08
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Tsutagi, Koichi; Seki, Masayuki; Tobita, Noriyuki; ; *; *
PNC TN8410 91-174, 40 Pages, 1991/02
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PNC TJ9605 91-001, 28 Pages, 1990/10
The present report describes the results of studies performed sa a part of the results of "CORROSION TESTS OF CLADDING INNER SURFACE COATING" during a period of Feb. 20 - Mar.30, 1990. In the present study, corrosion tests have been carried out with CsOH to evaluate corrosion resistance of ferritic stainless steel and coated stainless steel. The following results were drawn from the present study (1)Corrosion tests of austenitic and ferritic stainless steel with ScOH were made at temperatures of 500-700C. After corrosin tests, intergranular attack was found to occur in the austenitic steel, however, there was no intergranular attack in the ferritic steel. Ferritic steel appears to have corrosion resistance to liquid CsOH superior to austenitic steel. (2)Corrosion tests between Ni-Ti, Ti, Al coatings on stainless steel and CsOH were made at temperature of 500-700C. Ni-Ti and Al coated stainless steel showed no intergranular attack, though the coatings were locally detached from the stainless stell substrates. Intergranular attack was observed in the Ti coated stainless steel. Ni-Ti and Al coating seem to be useful for reduction of intergranular attack of stainless steel cladding.