CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM DESIGN DESCRIPTION OF THE EBR-II IN-CORE INSTRUMENT TEST FACILITY. EBR-II Project.

Seim, O.S.; Hutter, E.; Sullivan, T.M.; Olp, R.H.; Pardini, J.; Filewicz, E.C.; Brubaker, R.

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“…The size of the instrumented test vehicle was limited by the available space inside of each control rod location. Each had to fit through a control rod guide bearing tube having an inner diameter of 6.985 cm (2.75 in) penetrating the small rotating plug and the cover gas above the sodium level as well as a guide bushing with an inner diameter of 6.546 cm (2.577 in) at the bottom of the guide bearing tube [8].…”

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Irradiation Testing Vehicles for Fast Reactors from Open Test Assemblies to Closed Loops

Sienicki

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2016

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A review of irradiation testing vehicle approaches and designs that have been incorporated into past Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) or envisioned for incorporation has been carried out. The objective is to understand the essential features of the approaches and designs so that they can inform test vehicle designs for a future U.S. Fast Test Reactor. Fast test reactor designs examined include EBR-II, FFTF, JOYO, BOR-60, PHÉNIX, JHR, and MBIR. Previous designers exhibited great ingenuity in overcoming design and operational challenges especially when the original reactor plant's mission changed to an irradiation testing mission as in the EBR-II reactor plant. The various irradiation testing vehicles can be categorized as: Uninstrumented open assemblies that fit into core locations; Instrumented open test assemblies that fit into special core locations; Self-contained closed loops; and External closed loops. A special emphasis is devoted to closed loops as they are regarded as a very desirable feature of a future U.S. Fast Test Reactor. Closed loops are an important technology for irradiation of fuels and materials in separate controlled environments. The impact of closed loops on the design of fast reactors is also discussed in this report.

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Irradiation Testing Vehicles for Fast Reactors from Open Test Assemblies to Closed Loops

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2016

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CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM DESIGN DESCRIPTION OF THE EBR-II IN-CORE INSTRUMENT TEST FACILITY. EBR-II Project.

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