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Eutectic penetration times in irradiated EBR-II driver fuel elements [electronic resource].

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Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1983.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 5 : digital, PDF file
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Argonne National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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The experimental test procedure employed the use of a high-temperature furnace which heated pre-irradiated elements to temperature and maintained the environment until element-cladding breach occurred. Pre-irradiated elements of the Mark-II design were first encapsulated in a close-fitting sealed tube that was instrumented with a pressure transducer at the top of the tube and a thermocouple at the element's top-of-fuel axial location. The volume of the capsule was evacuated in order to better identify the pressure pulse which would occur on breach and to minimize contaminants. Next, a three-zone fast-recovery furnace was heated and an axial temperature profile, similar to that experienced in the EBR-II core, was established. The encapsulated element was then quickly inserted into the furnace and remained there until clad breach occurred. The element was then removed from the furnace immediately. Visual and metallurgical examination of the rupture site was done later. A total of seven elements were tested in the above manner.
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:conf-831047-75
conf-831047-75
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1983.
"conf-831047-75"
"DE83015377"
American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 30 Oct 1983.
Seidel, B.R.; Betten, P.R.; Bottcher, J.H.
Funding Information:
W-31-109-ENG-38
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