A versatile apparatus for studying irradiated fuel behavior [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, 1989.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: (17 pages) : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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A computer-controlled furnace system in the Alpha-Gamma Hot Cell Facility (ACHCF) at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois is being used to investigate the behavior of irradiated fuel materials under a variety of thermal conditions. The Fuel Behavior Test Apparatus (FBTA) is capable of accurate specimen temperature control over extended periods at temperatures up to ∼1000°C, with short-term capability up to 1600°C. The principal current use of the FBTA is to study the compatibility between irradiated metal fuels and stainless steel claddings at elevated temperatures to support the fuel development for the Integral Fast Reactor. Other types of experiments, such as investigating fission-gas release characteristics, fuel dimensional stability, and fuel motion, are also possible with this apparatus. The system performance has been excellent and over seventy tests have been conducted over a two-year period.

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E 1.99:conf-891103-54
conf-891103-54

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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/01/1989.
"conf-891103-54"
"DE90003556"
Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society, San Francisco, CA (USA), 26-30 Nov 1989.
Tsai, Hanchung.

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W-31109-ENG-38

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