Measurement and Modelling of Postirradiation Fission Product Release from HTGR Fuel Particles Under Accident Conditions
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Release | : 1978 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:727302442 |
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Download or read book Measurement and Modelling of Postirradiation Fission Product Release from HTGR Fuel Particles Under Accident Conditions written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study was performed to provide a description of the release of fission products from failed fuel particles during a core heatup event in an HTGR. The need for this study was established in the Accident Initiation and Progression Analysis program. The release of fission products was measured from laser-failed BISO ThO2, TRISO UC2, and weak acid resin (WAR) particles over a range of burnups. The burnups were 0.25, 1.4 and 15.7% FIMA for ThO2 particles, 23.5 and 74% FIMA for UC2 particles, and 60% FIMA for WAR particles. The fission products measured were nuclides of xenon, iodine, krypton, tellurium, and cesium. Two types of experiments were performed: isothermal and temperature rise experiments. The range of the temperatures was from 1200° to 2300°C. In the temperature rise experiments, the heating rates were between 50° and 450°C/h.