• 제목/요약/키워드: $U_3Si/Al$ fuel

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Performance of U3Si-Al dispersion fuel at HANARO full-power condition

  • Chae, Heetaek;Lee, Choong Sung;Park, Jong Man;Kim, Heemoon;Kim, Yeon Soo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제50권6호
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    • pp.899-906
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    • 2018
  • The irradiation performance of $U_3Si$ dispersion fuel in an Al matrix, $U_3Si-Al$, under the Hi-Flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor (HANARO) design full-power condition of 30 MW was tested for full-power qualification of the fuel. A test assembly was fabricated containing 18 fuel rods made with atomized $U_3Si$ powder manufactured at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. The test assembly was irradiated for 188 full-power operation days in the HANARO subject to the normal fuel-loading scheme and achieved about 60 at% U-235 average burnup and 75 at% U-235 peak burnup. The maximum linear power of the test assembly was 98 kW/m. Nondestructive and destructive postirradiation examinations were conducted. The measured postirradiation examination data were compared with data from previous irradiations and the design criteria required for HANARO fuel. Consequently, it was concluded that in-pile performance was acceptable and fuel integrity was maintained, and the behavior satisfied the fuel design requirements.

모의 사용후분산핵연료($U_3Si/Al$) 용해용액으로부터 네오디뮴 분리에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Separation of Neodymium from the Simulated Solution of $U_3Si/Al$ Spent Nuclear Fuel)

  • 최광순;김정석;한선호;박순달;박영재;조기수;김원호
    • 분석과학
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    • 제13권5호
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    • pp.584-591
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    • 2000
  • 2단계 음이온교환분리를 이용하여 모의 사용후분산핵연료($U_3Si/Al$)용해용액으로부터 Nd을 분리하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 사용후분산핵연료를 모사하기 위하여 사용전핵연료($U_3Si/Al$)를 4 M HCl과 10 M $HNO_3$의 혼산으로 녹인 다음, 8 또는 15종의 핵분열생성원소를 첨가하였다. 용액 중 미량의 실리카는 플루오르화수소산을 넣고 가열하여 제거하였으며, U은 1차 음이온교환수지에 흡착시켜 제거하였다. Nd은 2차 음이온교환수지상에서 여러 핵분열생성원소들로부터 질산-메틸알콜 매질의 용리액으로 분리하였다. 과량의 Al은 Nd의 용리속도에 크게 영향을 미치지 않았으나, Nd을 포함한 Al, Eu, Gd, Sm 및 Sr의 절대 용리양을 감소시켰다. Nd을 용리액[0.04 M $HNO_3$-99.8% MeOH(1:9)]으로 용리하기 전에 과량의 Al은 부하(loading) 용액(0.8 M $HNO_3$/99.8% MeOH) 3 mL로 사전 용출시켜 제거하였다. 용리된 Nd의 회수을은 Al의 양에 관계없이 94% 이상이었다. 순수한 Nd을 분리하기 위해서는 9-13 mL 부분의 용리액을 취하는 것이 효과적이었다.

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EPMA를 이용한 U3Si/Al 조사 핵연료의 반응층 분석 (EPMA Analysis of Inter-reaction Layer in Irradiated U3Si-Al Fuels)

  • 정양홍;유병옥;김희문;박종만;김명한
    • 분석과학
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.355-362
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    • 2004
  • 하나로 원자로에서 조사된 최대 선출력이 121 kW/m이고, 63 at%의 평균 연소도를 갖는 $U_3Si-Al$ 원심 분무 고출력 핵연료를 EPMA를 이용하여 파단면 관찰 및 반응층에 대한 핵분열 생성물을 분석 하였다. 조사된 고출력 $U_3Si-Al$ 핵연료를 EPMA로 화학 조성을 분석하기 위해 선행조건은 방사능 허용 한도가 $3{\times}10^{10}Bq$ 이하로 제한되는 EPMA 기기에 부합 될 수 있게 시험 시편을 최소화 하기 위한 작업이다. 시험 조건에 부합될 수 있는 시편의 제조를 위해 핵연료 천공 장치를 제작하였으며, 천공 장치를 사용하여 ${\Phi}1.57{\times}2mm$의 크기를 갖는 시료를 만들었다. 천공 된 시료를 파단 시편과 연마 시편으로 제조하여 파단면의 관찰 및 반응층(Inter-reaction layer)과 산화층에 대한 EPMA 분석을 수행하였다. 두께가 $16{\mu}m$인 반응층에 대한 평균값은 $UO_2$를 표준 시편으로 calibration한 경우의 조성은 $U_{2.84}$ Si $Al_{14}$ 이였으며, 시험 시편으로 calibration한 경우의 조성은 $U_{3.24}$ Si $Al_{14.1}$ 였다. 또한 반응층에서 핵분열 생성물의 조성을 분석하였으며, 반응층에서의 금속 석출물(metallic precipitates)의 생성은 확인할 수 없었다. 시험 시편의 산화층 조성은 $Ai_2O_3$ 임을 확인했다.

원심분무에 의한 Uranlum filicide 분산핵연료의 제조와 특성 (Preparation and Characterization of Uranium Silicide Dispersion Nuclear Fuel by Centrifugal Atomization)

  • 김창규
    • 한국분말재료학회지
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.72-78
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    • 1994
  • Two kinds of $U_3Si$ powders and $U_3Si$ dispersed nuclear fuel meats have been prepared by conventional comminution process and a newly developed rotating disk atomization process. In contrast to angular shape and broad size distribution of the conventionally processed powder, the atomized powder was spherical and showed narrow size distribution. For the atomized powder, the heat treatment time for the formation of $U_3Si$ by a peritectoid reaction was reduced to about one tenth, thanks to microstructure refinement by rapid cooling of about 5$\times$104 K/s. The extruding pressure of atomized $U_3Si$ powder and Al powder mixture was lower than that of comminuted $U_3Si$ and Al powder mixture. The elongation of the atomization processed fuel meats was much higher than that of the comminution processed fuel meats and remained over 10% up to 80wt.% of $U_3Si$ powder fraction in the fuel meats. It appears therefore that the loading density of $U_3Si$ in fuel meat can be increased by using atomized $U_3Si$ powder. The atomized spherical particles were randomly distributed, while the comminuted particles with angular and longish shape were considerably aligned along the extrusion direction. Along the transverse direction of the extraction the electrical conductivity of the atomization processed fuel meats was appreciably higher than that of comminution processed fuel meats. This tendency became pronounced as $U_3Si$ content increased. Because the thermal conduction which is believed to be proportioned to the electrical conduction in the nuclear fuel meats occurs in radial direction, the atomization processed fuel can be better used in research reactors where high thermal conductivity is required.

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Ion Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry에 의한 $U_3Si/Al$ 사용후핵연료 중 La의 분리 및 정량 (Determination of La in $U_3Si/Al$ Spent Nuclear Fuel by Ion Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry)

  • 한선호;최광순;김정석;전영신;박양순;지광용;김원호
    • 분석과학
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    • 제13권5호
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    • pp.601-607
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    • 2000
  • 란탄은 사용후핵연료의 연소도 지표원소들 중 하나로써 이용되고 있다. $U_3Si/Al$ 사용후핵연료는 다량의 U과 Al 속에 미량의 La이 포함되어 있어 정량시 매질의 영향을 줄이기 위해 화학적 분리가 요구된다. La의 분리 및 측정을 위해 IC-ICP-MS를 이용하였으며, 우선 방사성 시료를 취급하기 위하여 유도결합 플라스마 질량분석기의 플라스마 부분 및 분리관을 방사선 차폐 글로브박스 내에 설치하였다. CG10 분리관과 ${\alpha}$-HiBA 용리액을 사용하여 U, Al, La 및 몇 가지 핵분열생성물 (Sr, Zr, Y, Mo, Ru, Pd, Rh, Cs, Ba, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu 및 Cd)의 머무름 거동을 살펴보았다. 0.2 M ${\alpha}$-HiBA 용리액에서 U과 Al이 초기에 용출되므로 분리관과 ICP-MS의 시료분무기 사이에 3방향 밸브를 연결하여 다량의 U과 Al이 ICP-MS로 유입되지 않도록 하므로써 매질의 영향을 줄일 수 있었다. 이 조건에서 La은 약 12분 정도에 분리 및 측정이 가능하였으며, $1-10{\mu}g/L$ (ppb)의 농도범위가 측청에 적합하였고 시료양을 $200{\mu}L$ 취할 경우 La의 검출한계는 $0.25{\mu}g/L$이었다.

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Preliminary study on the thermal-mechanical performance of the U3Si2/Al dispersion fuel plate under normal conditions

  • Yang, Guangliang;Liao, Hailong;Ding, Tao;Chen, Hongli
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권11호
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    • pp.3723-3740
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    • 2021
  • The harsh conditions in the reactor affect the thermal and mechanical performance of the fuel plate heavily. Some in-pile behaviors, like fission-induced swelling, can cause a large deformation of fuel plate at very high burnup, which may even disturb the flow of coolant. In this research, the emphasis is put on the thermal expansion, fission-induced swelling, interaction layer (IL) growth, creep of the fuel meat, and plasticity of the cladding for the U3Si2/Al dispersion fuel plate. A detailed model of the fuel meat swelling is developed. Taking these in-pile behaviors into consideration, the three-dimensional large deformation incremental constitutive relations and stress update algorithms have been developed to study its thermal-mechanical performance under normal conditions using Abaqus. Results have shown that IL can effectively decrease the thermal conductivity of fuel meat. The high Mises stress region mainly locates at the interface between fuel meat and cladding, especially around the side edge of the interface. With irradiation time increasing, the stress in the fuel plate gets larger resulting from the growth of fuel meat swelling but then decreases under the effect of creep deformation. For the cladding, plasticity deformation does not occur within the irradiation time.

Application of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Characterization of U-7Mo/Al-5Si Dispersion Fuels

  • Lee, Jeongmook;Park, Jai Il;Youn, Young-Sang;Ha, Yeong-Keong;Kim, Jong-Yun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제49권3호
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    • pp.645-650
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    • 2017
  • This technical note demonstrates the feasibility of using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the characterization of U-7Mo/Ale5Si dispersion fuel. Our measurements show 5.0% Relative Standard Deviation (RSD) for the reproducibility of measured $^{98}Mo/^{238}U$ ratios in fuel particles from spot analysis, and 3.4% RSD for $^{98}Mo/^{238}U$ ratios in a NIST-SRM 612 glass standard. Line scanning allows for the distinction of U-7Mo fuel particles from the Al-5Si matrix. Each mass spectrum peak indicates the presence of U-7Mo fuel particles, and the time width of each peak corresponds to the size of that fuel particle. The size of the fuel particles is estimated from the time width of the mass spectrum peak for $^{98}Mo$ by considering the scan rate used during the line scan. This preliminary application clearly demonstrates that laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry can directly identify isotope ratios and sizes of the fuel particles in U-Mo/Al dispersion fuel. Once optimized further, this instrument will be a powerful tool for investigating irradiated dispersion fuels in terms of fission product distributions in fuel matrices, and the changes in fuel particle size or shape after irradiation.