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Metallic Fuel Fabrication Process Development in Remote Fuel Fabrication Mock-Up at KAERI.
Metallic Fuel Fabrication Process Development in Remote Fuel Fabrication Mock-Up at KAERI.
- Source :
- Science & Technology of Nuclear Installations; 12/15/2020, p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper presents a remote testbed for metallic fuel fabrication using surrogates or depleted uranium. The testbed named "remote fuel fabrication mock-up (RFFM)" was created at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and specifically designed to incorporate remote operation and maintenance. The subsystems of the RFFM are described, and test results regarding remotely conducted metallic fuel slug fabrication at the RFFM are also presented. After fabricating fuel slugs using copper ingots, their specifications and properties were analyzed and evaluated using chemical analysis, radiographic tests, and diameter and weight measurements. Analysis results showed that the fabricated metallic fuel slugs have an acceptance rate of more than 90% and a casting ratio (ratio of weight of injected metal to charged metal) of more than 0.7. Moreover, operations involving remote handling of in-cell equipment were also satisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- METAL-base fuel
NUCLEAR energy
NUCLEAR fuel rods
FUEL
NUCLEAR research
FAST reactors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16876075
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Science & Technology of Nuclear Installations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147621522
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8848991