Complete Non-Radioactive Operability Tests for Cladding Hull Chlorination

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1256825· OSTI ID:1256825

Collins, Emory D ^[1]; Johnson, Jared A. ^[1]; Hylton, Tom D. ^[1]; Brunson, Ronald Ray ^[1]; Hunt, Rodney Dale ^[1]; DelCul, Guillermo Daniel ^[1]; Bradley, Eric Craig ^[1]; Spencer, Barry B. ^[1]

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

Non-radioactive operability tests were made to test the metal chlorination reactor and condenser and their accessories using batch chlorinations of non-radioactive cladding samples and to identify optimum operating practices and components that need further modifications prior to installation of the equipment into the hot cell for tests on actual used nuclear fuel (UNF) cladding. The operability tests included (1) modifications to provide the desired heating and reactor temperature profile; and (2) three batch chlorination tests using, respectively, 100, 250, and 500 g of cladding. During the batch chlorinations, metal corrosion of the equipment was assessed, pressurization of the gas inlet was examined and the best method for maintaining solid salt product transfer through the condenser was determined. Also, additional accessing equipment for collection of residual ash and positioning of the unit within the hot cell were identified, designed, and are being fabricated.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1256825
• Report Number(s): ORNL/LTR-2016/172; AF5805010; NEAF327
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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