Behavior of EBR-II Mk-V-type fuel elements in simulated loss-of-flow tests

Conference · Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10104888

Liu, Y Y; Tsai, H; Billone, M C; Holland, J W; Kramer, J M ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

This report discusses three furnace heating tests which were conducted with irradiated, HT9-clad and U-19wt.%Pu-l0wt.%Zr-alloy fuel, Mk-V-type fuel elements in the Alpha-Gamma Hot Cell Facility at Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois. In general, very significant safety margins for fuel-element cladding breaching have been demonstrated in these tests, under conditions that would envelop a bounding unlikely loss-of-flow event in EBR-II. Highlights of the test results will be given, as well as discussions of the cladding breaching mechanisms, axial fuel motion, and fuel surface liquefaction found in high-temperature testing of irradiated metallic fuel elements.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Materials and Components Technology Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10104888
• Report Number(s): ANL/MCT/CP--76404; CONF-921102--31; ON: DE93002908
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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