Conveners
5.1 Advanced Fast Reactor Fuel Development I
- Vladimir Troyanov (JSC "Rosenergoatom Concern")
- CLEMENT RAVI CHANDAR SOWRINATHAN (INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH)
Dr
Jeong-Yong Park
(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
26/06/2017, 13:00
Track 5. Fast Reactor Materials (Fuels and Structures) and Technology
ORAL
The fabrication process of metallic fuels for sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) was developed using the injection casting. U-Zr-RE(Nd-Ce-Pr-La) fuel slugs were fabricated and characterized to optimize the injection casting process. The microstructure examined by SEM showed that precipitates were uniformly distributed over the fuel slug. The fuel weight loss after the injection casting was...
Dr
Boris Tarasov
(NRNU MEPHI)
26/06/2017, 13:20
Track 5. Fast Reactor Materials (Fuels and Structures) and Technology
ORAL
Choice of the fuel composition is important question to improve the competitiveness of fast reactors. It should have a high density and thermal conductivity, a high concentration of fissile nuclide, and high manufacturability. The best fuel composition of fast reactors remains a metallic nuclear fuel, based on uranium and plutonium alloys. The undeniable advantages of a metal fuel composition...
Dr
Liudmila Zabudko
(Innovative &Technology Center by "PRORYV" Project)
26/06/2017, 13:40
Track 5. Fast Reactor Materials (Fuels and Structures) and Technology
ORAL
The nitride fuel is selected as an advanced fuel for fast reactors in Russia. Within the framework of "PRORYV" project a comprehensive program of calculation-experimental study of mixed uranium-plutonium nitride performance for BN-1200 and BREST-OD-300 reactors has been developed. The program provides for works to improve the fabrication technique, composition and structure of nitride fuel, to...
Dr
Victor BLANC
(CEA)
26/06/2017, 14:00
Track 5. Fast Reactor Materials (Fuels and Structures) and Technology
ORAL
The French 600 MWe Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration (ASTRID) project reached in 2015 the end of its Conceptual Design phase. The core design studies are being conducted by the CEA with support from AREVA and EDF. Innovative design choices for the core have been made to comply with the GEN IV reactor objectives, marking a break with the former Phénix and...
Dr
B.K. Nashine
(Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (T.N.) - India)
26/06/2017, 14:20
Track 5. Fast Reactor Materials (Fuels and Structures) and Technology
ORAL
Liquid sodium is used as coolant due to its suitable neutronic and thermal properties in fast reactors. Good electrical conductivity of sodium is used for development of electromagnetic devices such as electromagnetic pumps & flowmeters and level probes for use in sodium cooled fast reactors, where conventional devices used in chemical plant cannot be used due to high chemical activity of...
Dr
Ju-Seong Kim
(Korea atomic energy research institute)
26/06/2017, 14:40
Track 5. Fast Reactor Materials (Fuels and Structures) and Technology
ORAL
To investigate the fuel cladding chemical interaction for the irradiated metallic fuel, high temperature heating tests were performed. The fuel rod consisting of U-10Zr-5Ce fuel with T92 cladding were irradiated in HANARO reactor. After the irradiation, the fuels was cut into cylindrical specimens, and then the top and the bottom plates of the specimens were put into contact with FC92 and HT9...
