Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the 2004 International RERTR Meeting
MTR FUEL PLATE QUALIFICATION IN OSIRIS REACTOR
P. SACRISTAN, P. BOULCOURT, S. NAURY, L. MARCHAND, H.
CARCREFF
J. NOIROT, D. GALLO-LEPAGE CEA, France
ABSTRACT
Qualification of new MTR fuel needs the irradiation
in research reactors under representative neutronic,
heat flux and thermohydraulic conditions. The
experiments are performed in France in the OSIRIS
reactor by irradiating MTR full size fuel plates in the
IRIS device located in the reactor core. The fuel plates
are easily removed from the device during the shutdown
of the reactor for performing thickness measurements
along the plates by means of a swelling measurement
device. Beside the calculation capabilities, the
experimental platform includes : the ISIS neutron
mock-up for the measurement of neutron flux distribution
along the plates, . the γ spectrometry for the purpose
of measuring the activities of the radionucleides
representative of the power and the burnup and to
compare with the neutronic calculation. Owing to the
experience feedback, a good agreement is observed
between calculation and measurement, destructive post
irradiation examinations performed in the LECA facility
(Cadarache). New irradiations with the IRIS device and
at higher heat flux are under preparation for
qualification of MTR fuels.
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Technical Director, RERTR Department
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