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A study on development of screen inspection system to detect damages, bowing, and foreign materials of nuclear fuel assembly for reactor in nuclear power plants

원전 연료집합체의 손상, 변형 및 이물질 검사시스템 개발에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2013.07.10
  • Accepted : 2013.08.07
  • Published : 2013.08.31
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Abstract

Screen inspection system applied vision and laser scan technology which detect foreign materials caused fuel rod to be damaged, and which inspect fuel rod damage, bowing, distortion and grid damages, was developed to secure reliability and reproductivity of inspection method for nuclear fuel assembly during outage. In further, datum of inspection results will be continuously monitored and given understand the pattern of bowing and distorting for fuel assembly in reactor. Understanding of the pattern will be key technical information to avoid grid demage might be happened during refueling outage and provides important data base for safe operation of nuclear power plant in Korea and world wide.

원전 연료집합체의 연료봉 내에 잔존하여 연료봉의 손상을 발생시킬 수 있는 이물질의 잔존 여부 및 연료봉의 손상, 연료봉의 휨, 뒤틀림, 그리드 손상여부를 비젼기술과 레이저 스캔 기술을 응용한 원전 연료집합체 스크린 검사 방법을 개발하여 계획예방 정비 기간 중 검사가 가능하도록 연료집합체 검사의 신뢰성과 생산성을 확보하였다. 또한 검사 데이터를 집계, 분석하여, 연료집합체의 변형 상태를 지속적으로 감시함으로써, 국내 각 원자로별 노심 내 연료변형 패턴을 이해할 수 있다. 이는 연료 재장전 도중 발생 가능한 그리드 손상을 방지하는데 기술정보로 활용되어 국내외 원전 안전 운영의 중요한 데이터베이스를 제공하게 된다.

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