TMI-2 standing fuel rod segments: Preliminary examination report

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6871071· OSTI ID:6871071

Akers, D W; Russell, M L

The principal purpose of the nondestructive examination of the six fuel rod segments obtained from partially intact fuel assemblies still standing in the core of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor was to evaluate their potential for providing information that may contribute significantly toward understanding the TMI-2 accident. Objectives of the examinations were to (1) evaluate the necessity for performing destructive metallurgical and radiochemical examinations and (2) identify the best locations for removing samples for other analyses.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6871071
• Report Number(s): GEND-INF-087; ON: DE88015116
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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