Heat transfer experiments on fuel subassembly transfer pot for JSFR

Japan sodium-cooled fast reactor is going to adopt an advanced fuel handling system. As for ex-vessel spent fuel handling, a transfer pot with two fuel subassembly positions has been developed so as to shorten refueling period increasing plant availability. The pot is required to provide sufficient...

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Published inJournal of nuclear science and technology Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 798 - 808
Main Authors Chikazawa, Yoshitaka, Katoh, Atsushi, Hirata, Shingo, Obata, Hiroyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 03.06.2014
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experiment
fuel handling
sodium pot
sodium-cooled fast reactor
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Summary:Japan sodium-cooled fast reactor is going to adopt an advanced fuel handling system. As for ex-vessel spent fuel handling, a transfer pot with two fuel subassembly positions has been developed so as to shorten refueling period increasing plant availability. The pot is required to provide sufficient cooling capability in case of transportation malfunction. To evaluate cooling capacity of the transfer pot, a mockup pot has been fabricated and heat transfer experiments have been conducted on the mockup pot.
ISSN:0022-3131
1881-1248
DOI:10.1080/00223131.2014.906330