Sister Rod Destructive Examinations (FY20) Appendix A: Full Length Rod Heat Treatments (FHT)

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1764476· OSTI ID:1764476

Montgomery, Rose ^[1]; Bevard, Bruce Balkcom ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

As a part of the US DOE-NE High Burnup Spent Fuel Data Project, ORNL is performing destructive examinations (DEs) of high burnup (HBU) (>45 gigawatt days per metric ton uranium) spent nuclear fuel (SNF) rods from the North Anna Nuclear Power Station operated by Dominion Energy. The SNF rods, called the “sister rods,” are all HBU and include four different kinds of fuel rod cladding: standard Zircaloy-4, low-tin Zircaloy-4, ZIRLO®, and M5®. The DEs are being conducted to obtain a baseline of the HBU rod’s condition prior to dry storage and are focused on understanding overall SNF rod strength and durability. Both composite fuel and empty cladding are being tested. While the data generated can be used for multiple purposes, a primary goal for obtaining the post-irradiation examination data will support SNF dry storage licensing and relicensing activities.This report documents the status of the ORNL Phase 1 DE activities related to full length rod heat treatments (FHT) applied to selected sister rods in Phase 1 of the sister rod test program. The results of this work and detailed examinations are summarized in the Sister Rod DE Status Report.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1764476
• Report Number(s): ORNL/SPR-2020/1745; M3SF-20OR010201026
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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