• 제목/요약/키워드: U-Zr metallic fuel

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U-2wt%Nb, Ti, Ni 합금의 공기중 산화거동 (Oxidation Behavior of U-2wt%Nb, Ti, and Ni Alloys in Air)

  • 주준식;유길성;조일제;국동학;서항석;이은표;방경식;김호동
    • 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국방사성폐기물학회 2003년도 가을 학술논문집
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    • pp.395-400
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    • 2003
  • 사용후핵연료 금속전환체의 장기저장 안정성 확보를 위해 금속전환체의 주성분인 금속우라늄과 산화 안정화 후보물질인 Nb, Ti, Ni, Zr, Hf 등을 첨가한 모의금속전환체 합금을 제작하여 $200^{\circ}C~300^{\circ}C$ 온도구간에서 순수 산소분위기로 산화시험을 수행하였다. U-Nb, U-Zr, U-Ti 합금은 순수 금속우라늄보다 무게증가 측면에서의 산화저항성이 높았으나, U-Hf, U-Ni 합금의 경우에는 오히려 순수 금속우라늄보다 산화 저항성이 낮게 나타났다. 시편에 대한 미세성분 및 조직을 광학현미경, SEM, EPMA 등을 통해 분석하였다. 각 합금의 산화율 및 활성화에너지를 구한 결과 U-Nb 합금의 활성화에너지가 높고 산화 저항성이 가장 양호한 것으로 나타나 산화 저항성 후보물질로 선정하였다.

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A Concise Design for the Irradiation of U-10Zr Metallic Fuel at a Very Low Burnup

  • Guo, Haibing;Zhou, Wei;Sun, Yong;Qian, Dazhi;Ma, Jimin;Leng, Jun;Huo, Heyong;Wang, Shaohua
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.734-743
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    • 2017
  • In order to investigate the swelling behavior and fuel-cladding interaction mechanism of U-10Zr alloy metallic fuel at very low burnup, an irradiation experiment was concisely designed and conducted on the China Mianyang Research Reactor. Two types of irradiation samples were designed for studying free swelling without restraint and the fuel-cladding interaction mechanism. A new bonding material, namely, pure aluminum powder, was used to fill the gap between the fuel slug and sample shell for reducing thermal resistance and allowing the expansion of the fuel slug. In this paper, the concise irradiation rig design is introduced, and the neutronic and thermal-hydraulic analyses, which were carried out mainly using MCNP (Monte Carlo N-Particle) and FLUENT codes, are presented. Out-of-pile tests were conducted prior to irradiation to verify the manufacturing quality and hydraulic performance of the rig. Nondestructive postirradiation examinations using cold neutron radiography technology were conducted to check fuel cladding integrity and swelling behavior. The results of the preliminary examinations confirmed the safety and effectiveness of the design.

Development of Structural Analysis Modeling for KALIMER Fuel Rod

  • Kang, Hee-Young;Cheol Nam;Woan Hwang
    • 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국원자력학회 1998년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 1998
  • The U-Zr metallic alloy with low swelling HT9 cladding is the candidate for the KALIMER fuel rod. The fuel rod should be able to maintain the structural integrity during its lifetime in the reactor. In a typical metallic fuel rod, load is mainly applied by internal gas pressure, and the deformation is primarily caused by creep of the cladding. The three-dimensional FEM modelling of a fuel rod is important to predict the structural behavior in concept design stage. Using the ANSYS code, the 3-D structure analyses were performed for various configuration, element and loads. It has been shown that the present analysis model properly evaluate the structural integrity of fuel rod. The present analysis results show that the fuel rod is expected to maintain its structural integrity during normal operation.

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금속연료-피복재 상호확산 거동에 미치는 기상증착법의 영향 (Effect of Vapor Deposition on the Interdiffusion Behavior between the Metallic Fuel and Clad Material)

  • 김준환;이병운;이찬복;지승현;윤영수
    • 대한금속재료학회지
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    • 제49권7호
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    • pp.549-556
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    • 2011
  • This study aimed to evaluate the performance of diffusion barriers in order to prevent fuel-cladding chemical interaction (FCCI) between the metallic fuels and the cladding materials, a potential hazard for nuclear fuel in sodium-cooled fast reactors. In order to prevent FCCI, Zr or V metal is deposited on the ferritic-martensitic stainless steel surface by physical vapor deposition with a thickness up to $5{\mu}m$. The diffusion couple tests using uranium alloy (U-10Zr) and a rare earth metal such as Ce-La alloy and Nd were performed at temperatures between 660~800$^{\circ}C$. Microstructural analysis using SEM was carried out over the coupled specimen. The results show that significant interdiffusion and an associated eutectic reaction ocurred in the specimen without a diffusion barrier. However, with the exception of the local dissolution of the Zr layer in the Ce-La alloy, the specimens deposited with Zr and V exhibited superior eutectic resistance to the uranium alloy and rare earth metal.