Preliminary Test Results for Post Irradiation Examination on the HTTR Fuel

• Published in: Journal of nuclear science and technology Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 1081 - 1088
• Main Authors: UETA, Shohei, UMEDA, Masayuki, SAWA, Kazuhiro, SOZAWA, Shizuo, SHIMIZU, Michio, ISHIGAKI, Yoshinobu, OBATA, Hiroyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2007; Atomic Energy Society of Japan
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; fuel; Fuels; high burnup; HTGR; HTTR; Nuclear fuels; post-irradiation test; Preparation and processing of nuclear fuels; SiC-coated fuel particle; Asia; Japan; Scanning electron microscopy; High temperature reactor; fuel; HTTR; post-irradiation test; Nuclear reactor; Silicon carbide; HTGR; Reactor material; high burnup; Post-irradiation examination; Performance; SiC-coated fuel particle; Coated fuel particles; Reactor core

The future post-irradiation program for the first-loading fuel of the HTTR is scheduled using the HTTR fuel handling facilities and the Hot Laboratory in the Japan Materials Testing Reactor (JMTR) to confirm its irradiation resistance and to obtain data on its irradiation characteristics in the core...