• 제목/요약/키워드: $UO_{2}$ Pellet

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Effect of $Nb_2O_5$ and $UO_2$ Powder Types on Sintered Density and Grain Size of the $UO_2$ Pellet

  • Yoo, Ho-Sik;Kim, Hyung-Soo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제29권3호
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    • pp.196-200
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    • 1997

  • The variation of sintered density and fain size in ex-AUC, ex-ADU and granulated ex-ADU UO$_2$ pellets in which 0.1~1.0wt% Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ were doped were examined. Pellets were sintered in an atmosphere of H$_2$ at 1$700^{\circ}C$ for 4h. All the specimens tested shooed more than 94% T.D.(Theoretical Density). Sintered density decreased with increasing the amount of Nb$_2$O$_{5}$. Powder types had little influence on the sintered density. Pore size distribution was shifted to the larger ones as Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ was added. The increase of total pore volume and grain growth due to the addition of Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ were thought to be the cause of the sintered density decrease. The largest grain size was seen in the 1. 0wt% Nb$_2$O$_{5}$ doped ex-AUC UO$_2$ pellets. Their average size was 13.9 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$.m}$.

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A Study of Activated Sintering Mechanism of $UO_2$ Powder by High Temperature X-Ray Diffractometry

  • Lee, Byoung-Whie;Suh, Kyung-Soo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.132-136
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    • 1972

  • 고온 X-선 회절 방법으로 0.05 w/o TiO$_2$첨가로 인한 $UO_2$활성화 소결기구에 미치는 영 향을 조사하였다. 120$0^{\circ}C$에서 TiO$_2$를 첨가한 $UO_2$와 첨가하지 않은 $UO_2$격자상수의 열팽창은 상온에서의 격자상수 보다 각각 1.448%와 1.354% 더 컸으며 TiO$_2$를 첨가한 경우가 약0.094% 더 컸었다. 또한 0.05 w/o TiO$_2$를 첨가한 $UO_2$Pellet의 108$0^{\circ}C$에서의 격자상수는 120$0^{\circ}C$에서의 $UO_2$격자상수와 동일하였다. 이 온도차이는 $UO_2$소결시 0.05w/o TiO$_2$의 첨가로 인하여 강하된 소결온도와 잘 일치된다. 이와같이 TiO$_2$의 미량첨가가 고온에서 $UO_2$격자상수의 열팽창을 증가시켜 $UO_2$의 화산을 촉진시킴으로서 활성화 소결에 영향을 준다고 생각된다.

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사용후핵연료봉 slitting 장치 성능 평가 (Capacity evaluation on the slitting device of the spent fuel rod)

  • 정재후;윤지섭;김영환;진재현;김동기
    • 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.1154-1157
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    • 2003

  • The spent fuel slitting device is an equipment developed for the separation of the pellet and hull from the cutting fuel rod with length of 250 mm, and in order to feed UO$_2$ pellet. We have analyzed on the existing technologies for designing and producing of the slitting device in the first year(2001), based on these results, designed and produced the rod slitting device. It has effectively separated the pellet from the hull, but demanded the supplement separation work because of the mixing with pellet and hull in the vessel, and required the condition for the reducing time of the process. In the second year(2002), we have reduced the work time, performed the test and capacity evaluation with the improving device, based these results, and ensured the data demanded for designing of the spent fuel rod slitting device. We have compared with the DUPIC(Direct use of spent PWR fuel in CAND reactors) process, and developed the device for the purpose of reducing over 40 % in comparition with the DUPIC operation time(5 minutes). Based on these results, it will is effectively applied to available data for designing and producing of the hot test facility.

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fabrication Parameters for Dry Process Fuel Performance Using Monte Carlo Simulations

  • Park Chang Je;Song Kee Chan;Yang Myung Seung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.338-345
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    • 2004

  • This study examines the sensitivity of several fabrication parameters for dry process fuel, using a random sampling technique. The in-pile performance of dry process fuel with irradiation was calculated by a modified ELESTRES code, which is the CANDU fuel performance code system. The performance of the fuel rod was then analyzed using a Monte Carlo simulation to obtain the uncertainty of the major outputs, such as the fuel centerline temperature, the fission gas pressure, and the plastic strain. It was proved by statistical analysis that for both the dry process fuel and the $UO_2$ fuel, pellet density is one of the most sensitive parameters, but as for the fission gas pressure, the density of the $UO_2$ fuel exhibits insensitive behavior compared to that of the dry process fuel. The grain size of the dry process fuel is insensitive to the fission gas pressure, while the grain size of the $UO_2$ fuel is correlative to the fission gas pressure. From the calculation with a typical CANDU reactor power envelop, the centerline temperature, fission gas pressure, and plastic strain of the dry process fuel are higher than those of the $UO_2$ fuel.

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