HEDL experimental transient overpower program
HEDL is conducting a series of experiments to evaluate the performance of Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) prototypic fuel pins up to the point of cladding breach. A primary objective of the program is to demonstrate the adequacy of fuel pin and Plant Protective System (PPS) designs for terminated transients. Transient tests of prototypic FFTF fuel pins previously irradiated in the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) have demonstrated the adequacy of the PPS and fuel pin designs and indicate that a very substantial margin exists between PPS-terminated transients and that required to produce fuel pin cladding failure. Additional experiments are planned to extend the data base to high burnup, high fluence fuel pin specimens.
- Research Organization:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, Wash. (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(45-1)-2170
- OSTI ID:
- 7132161
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-862; CONF-761001-38
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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220600* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Research
Test & Experimental Reactors
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BREEDER REACTORS
DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
EBR-2 REACTOR
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FFTF REACTOR
FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL PINS
IRRADIATION
LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS
MATERIALS TESTING
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER REACTORS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
SIMULATION
SODIUM COOLED REACTORS
TEST REACTORS
TESTING
TRANSIENTS