Failed MTR Fuel Element Detect in a Sipping Tests
Conference
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OSTI ID:841352
This work describes sipping tests performed on Material Testing Reactor (MTR) fuel elements of the IEA-R1 research reactor, in order to find out which one failed in the core during a routine operation. Radioactive iodine isotopes {sup 131}I and {sup 133}I, employed as failure monitors, were detected in samples corresponding to the failed fuel element. The specific activity of each sample, as well as the average leaking rate, were measured for {sup 137}Cs. The nuclear fuels U{sub 3}O{sub 8} - Al dispersion and U - Al alloy were compared concerning their measured average leaking rates of {sup 137}Cs.
- Research Organization:
- Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares; Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2242 - Cidade Universitaria; CEP 05508-000; Sao Paulo - SP (BR)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- none (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 841352
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Americas Nuclear Energy Symposium (ANES 2004), Miami, FL (US), 10/03/2004--10/06/2004; Other Information: PBD: 6 Oct 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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