Reactivity initiated accident test series, test RIA 1-1. Quick look report. [BWR]
The Reactivity Initiated Accident Test RIA 1-1 was successfully completed October 7, 1978. Test RIA 1-1 was the first of five planned tests of RIA Series 1. The primary objectives of Test RIA 1-1 were to: (a) characterize the response of unirradiated and preirradiated fuel rods during an RIA event conducted at BWR hot-startup coolant conditions and (b) evaluate test instrumentation response during a power burst. The test consisted of four individually shrouded pressurized water reactor-type fuel rods. Two rods were preirradiated to burnups of approximately 4600 MWd/t and the other two were unirradiated fuel rods. The fuel rods were subjected to a single power burst that deposited a total pellet surface energy of approximately 250 cal/g UO/sub 2/ at the axial peak power location (estimated using the core power chambers to relate steady state and transient powers.)
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-07-1570
- OSTI ID:
- 6494122
- Report Number(s):
- TFBP-TR-300
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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