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Failure Analysis of a Ball in the Nuclear Fuel Exchanger

  • Kim, H.P.;Kim, D.J.;Hwang, S.S.;Joung, M.K.;Lim, Y.S.;Kim, J.S.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • 제4권5호
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    • pp.211-216
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    • 2005
  • Failure analysis of the latch ram ball and the C-ram ball with the trade name AFBMA Gr. 50 Colmonoy No. 6, has been performed to identify the root cause of the failure. The study required the extraction of the both failed and normal balls from the nuclear fuel exchanger. Microstructures of both balls were examined after polishing and etching. Breaking tests of both the ball revealed similarity in cleavage surfaces. Fracture surfaces of both failed ball and normal ball after breaking test were examined with SEM and EDX. Microstructure of the ball revealed an austenite phase with coarse Cr rich precipitate. Indented marks observed on the surface of the failed ball are believed to be produced by overloading. In the light of the afore mentioned observations and studies, the failure mechanism of the ball in nuclear fuel exchanger seem to be caused by impact or mechanical overloading on ball.

Elemental analysis by neutron induced nuclear reaction - Nuclear track method for the analysis of fissile materials

  • Ha, Yeong-Keong;Pyo, Hyung Yeol;Park, Yong Joon;Jee, Kwang Yong;Kim, Won Ho
    • 분석과학
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.263-270
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    • 2005
  • 핵분열트랙은 우라늄, 플루토늄, 토륨 등의 방사성핵종 분석이나, 리튬이나 붕소와 같이 열중성자와 핵반응을 하는 원소분석에 매우 유용하다. 이 방법은 대기 중의 방사성핵종 분석을 통해 핵무기 실험을 검출한다거나, 우주공간의 중이온에 대한 선량측정이나 운석의 우주선 조사과정 추정, 원자력분야의 핵분열률 측정, 암석의 연대 및 역사를 파악하거나, tracer로 사용하는 등 여러 분야에 적용 가능하다. 현재 원자력연구소에서는 알파트랙기입법을 이용한 미량의 보론 분석이나, 핵분열트랙을 이용한 우라늄 등의 핵물질을 포함한 입자분석에 적용하고 있다. 본 총설에서는 트랙형성의 이론적 배경, 에칭된 트랙을 얻는 실제 과정 및 앞으로의 전망 등에 대해 살펴보았다.

INVESTIGATION ON MATERIAL DEGRADATION OF ALLOY 617 IN HIGH TEMPERATURE IMPURE HELIUM COOLANT

  • Kim, Dong-Jin;Lee, Gyeong-Geun;Jeong, Su-Jin;Kim, Woo-Gon;Park, Ji-Yeon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제43권5호
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    • pp.429-436
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    • 2011
  • The corrosion of materials exposed to high temperature helium in a very high temperature reactor is caused by interaction with the impurities in the helium. This interaction then induces high temperature mechanical deterioration. By considering the effect of the impurity concentration on material corrosion, a long-term coolant chemistry guideline can be determined for the range of impurity concentration at which the material is stable for a long time. In this work, surface reactions were investigated by analyzing the thermodynamics and the experimental results for Alloy 617 exposed to controlled impure helium at $950^{\circ}C$. Moreover, the surfaces were examined for the Alloy 617 crept in air and in uncontrolled helium, which was explained by possible surface reactions.

Recent Developments in Nuclear Forensic and Nuclear Safeguards Analysis Using Mass Spectrometry

  • Song, Kyuseok;Park, Jong-Ho;Lee, Chi-Gyu;Han, Sun-Ho
    • Mass Spectrometry Letters
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.31-40
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    • 2016
  • The analysis of nuclear materials and environmental samples is an important issue in nuclear safeguards and nuclear forensics. An analysis technique for safeguard samples has been developed for the detection of undeclared nuclear activities and verification of declared nuclear activities, while nuclear forensics has been developed to trace the origins and intended use of illicitly trafficked nuclear or radioactive materials. In these two analytical techniques, mass spectrometry has played an important role in determining the isotope ratio of various nuclides, contents of trace elements, and production dates. These two techniques typically use similar analytical instruments, but the analytical procedure and the interpretation of analytical results differ depending on the analytical purpose. The isotopic ratio of the samples is considered the most important result in an environmental sample analysis, while age dating and impurity analysis may also be important for nuclear forensics. In this review, important aspects of these techniques are compared and the role of mass spectrometry, along with recent progress in related technologies, are discussed.

A Quartz Tube Based Ag/Ag+ Reference Electrode with a Tungsten Tip Junction for an Electrochemical Study in Molten Salts

  • Park, Y.J.;Jung, Y.J.;Min, S.K.;Cho, Y.H.;Im, H.J.;Yeon, J.W.;Song, K.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.133-136
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    • 2009
  • A newly designed Ag/$Ag^+$ reference electrode in a quartz tube with a tungsten tip junction (W-tip-Quartz- REF) was fabricated and its electrochemical performance was compared with a conventional Pyrex tube-based Ag/$Ag^+$ reference electrode (Py-REF). The results of the electrochemical potential measurements with the W-tip-Quartz- REF and the Py-REF in the LiCl-KCl eutectic melts for a wide temperature range proved that the oxide layer on the surface of the tungsten metal tip provided a high ionic conduction. Stability of our newly designed W-tip- Quartz-REF was tested by measuring a junction potential for 12 hours at 700${^{\circ}C}$. The results of the cyclic voltammetric measurement indicated that the Ag/$Ag^+$ reference electrode in the quartz tube with a tungsten tip junction can provide a good performance for a wide temperature range.

원전 2차계통수 모사 환경에서 용접배관 감육 특성에 미치는 재료 및 유속의 영향 (Effects of alloys and flow velocity on welded pipeline wall thinning in simulated secondary environment for nuclear power plants)

  • 김경모;정용무;이은희;이종연;오세범;김동진
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • 제15권5호
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    • pp.245-252
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    • 2016
  • The pipelines and equipments are degraded by flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC), and a large-scale test facility was constructed for simulate the FAC phenomena in secondary coolant environment of PWR type nuclear power plants. Using this facility, FAC test was performed on weld pipe (carbon steel and low alloy steel) at the conditions of high velocity flow (> 10 m/s). Wall thickness was measured by high temperature ultrasonic monitoring systems (four-channel buffer rod type and waveguide type) during test period and room temperature manual ultrasonic method before and after test period. This work deals with the complex effects of flow velocity on the wall thinning in weld pipe and the test results showed that the higher flow velocity induced different increasement of wall thinning rate for the carbon steel and low alloy steel pipe.