Current status of the Run-Beyond-Cladding Breach (RBCB) tests for the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR). Metallic Fuels Program

Autor:	R.G. Pahl, G.L. Hofman, G.L. Batte
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	Integral fast reactor Engineering business.industry Fission Nuclear engineering Experimental Breeder Reactor II Gas release ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING Post Irradiation Examination Current (fluid) business Cladding (fiber optics) Delayed neutron
DOI:	10.2172/10184997
Popis:	This paper describes the results from the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) metallic fuel Run-Beyond-Cladding-Breach (RBCB) experiments conducted in the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II). Included in the report are scoping test results and the data collected from the prototypical tests as well as the exam results and discussion from a naturally occurring breach of one of the lead IFR fuel tests. All results showed a characteristic delayed neutron and fission gas release pattern that readily allows for identification and evaluation of cladding breach events. Also, cladding breaches are very small and do not propagate during extensive post breach operation. Loss of fuel from breached cladding was found to be insignificant. The paper will conclude with a brief description of future RBCB experiments planned for irradiation in EBR-II.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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