Qualification of pebble fuel for HTGRs
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K. Verfondern
Abstract
The German HTGR fuel development program for the HTR-Modul concept has resulted in a reference design based on LEU UO2 TRISO coated particle fuel in a spherical fuel element. The coated particles consist of minute uranium particle kernels coated with layers of carbon and silicon carbide. Analyses on quality of as-manufactured fuel, its behavior under HTR-Modul relevant operating and accident conditions have demonstrated excellent performance. Coated particles can withstand high internal gas pressure without releasing their fission products to the environment. International efforts are on-going for further improvement of coated particle fuel to meet the needs of future generation-IV HTR concepts.
Kurzfassung
Im Rahmen des deutschen Entwicklungsprogramms von Hochtemperaturreaktor-Brennstoff für das HTR-Modul-Konzept ist ein Referenzdesign entstanden, das auf TRISO-beschichteten Brennstoffpartikeln mit niedrig angereichertem Uran, die in einem kugelförmigen Brennelement eingebettet sind, beruht. Die Partikel bestehen aus winzigen Brennstoffkernen, die von Schichten aus Kolenstoff und Siliziumkarbid eingehüllt sind. Analysen des Brennstoffs bei der Herstellung, sowie beim Verhalten unter Betriebs- und simulierten Störfallbedingungen haben den hohen Grad an Qualität nachgewiesen. Die Partikel sind gegen hohe Innendrücke ausgelegt, ohne Spaltprodukte in die Umgebung freizusetzen. International wird dieses Brennstoffkonzept weiterentwickelt, um es an die Anforderungen künftiger HTR-Konzepte der vierten Generation anzupassen.
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- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- Scientific codes developed and used at GRS – Nuclear simulation chain
- Challenges on innovations of newly-developed safety analysis codes
- Validation of system codes for plant application on selected experiments
- Progress of Experimental Research on Nuclear Safety in NPIC
- Severe accident research activities at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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