Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes
The mechanical interaction between the fuel pellet and the cladding tube of a nuclear fuel rod is a very important for safety studies as this phenomenon could lead to fuel failure and release of radioactivity. To investigate the ductility of cladding tubes used in WWER type nuclear power plants, sev...
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| author | Márton Király Márta Horváth Richárd Nagy Nóra Vér Zoltán Hózer |
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| description | The mechanical interaction between the fuel pellet and the cladding tube of a nuclear fuel rod is a very important for safety studies as this phenomenon could lead to fuel failure and release of radioactivity. To investigate the ductility of cladding tubes used in WWER type nuclear power plants, several mandrel tests were performed in the Centre for Energy Research (EK). This modified mandrel test was used to model the mechanical interaction between the fuel pellet and the cladding using a segmented tool. The tests were conducted at room temperature and at 300 °C with inactive as-received and hydrogenated cladding ring samples. The results show a gradual decrease in ductility as the hydrogen content increases, the ductile-brittle transition was seen above 1500 ppm hydrogen absorbed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bd30ebac41d4dd7a0f9d9eae095579f2022-12-21T22:20:34ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332021-09-0153929903002Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubesMárton Király0Márta Horváth1Richárd Nagy2Nóra Vér3Zoltán Hózer4Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós road 29-33, Hungary; Corresponding author.Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós road 29-33, HungaryCentre for Energy Research, Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós road 29-33, Hungary; Óbuda University, Doctoral School on Material Sciences and Technologies, Budapest, Bécsi road 96/b, HungaryCentre for Energy Research, Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós road 29-33, HungaryCentre for Energy Research, Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós road 29-33, HungaryThe mechanical interaction between the fuel pellet and the cladding tube of a nuclear fuel rod is a very important for safety studies as this phenomenon could lead to fuel failure and release of radioactivity. To investigate the ductility of cladding tubes used in WWER type nuclear power plants, several mandrel tests were performed in the Centre for Energy Research (EK). This modified mandrel test was used to model the mechanical interaction between the fuel pellet and the cladding using a segmented tool. The tests were conducted at room temperature and at 300 °C with inactive as-received and hydrogenated cladding ring samples. The results show a gradual decrease in ductility as the hydrogen content increases, the ductile-brittle transition was seen above 1500 ppm hydrogen absorbed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573321001613DuctilityCladdingHydrogenationWWERNuclear fuelMandrel |
| spellingShingle | Márton Király Márta Horváth Richárd Nagy Nóra Vér Zoltán Hózer Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes Nuclear Engineering and Technology Ductility Cladding Hydrogenation WWER Nuclear fuel Mandrel |
| title | Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes |
| title_full | Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes |
| title_fullStr | Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes |
| title_short | Segmented mandrel tests of as-received and hydrogenated WWER fuel cladding tubes |
| title_sort | segmented mandrel tests of as received and hydrogenated wwer fuel cladding tubes |
| topic | Ductility Cladding Hydrogenation WWER Nuclear fuel Mandrel |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573321001613 |
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