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Researchers use one-of-a-kind expertise and capabilities to test fuels of tomorrow
At the Idaho National Laboratory Hot Fuel Examination Facility, containment box operator Jake Maupin moves a manipulator arm into position around a pencil-thin nuclear fuel rod. He is preparing for a procedure that he and his colleagues have practiced repeatedly in anticipation of this moment in the hot cell.
Takehiko Yokomine, Takahide Yoshida, Tomoaki Kunugi, Eiichi Wakai
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 3 | October 2015 | Pages 657-661
Technical Paper | Proceedings of TOFE-2014 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-967
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The Japanese design of HFTM, so-called HFTM-H, aims to be used for high temperature irradiation test up to 1000°C for SiC/SiCf composite and refractory materials. During irradiation test periods in the IFMIF, irradiated materials must be maintained at constant temperatures. It is confirmed that the conceptual design of HFTM-H can satisfy the requirement for displacement per atom (dpa). The gas production rate to dpa ratio, which is important requirement for the design of HFTM-H as well as dpa is calculated. Nuclear heating distribution in HFTM-H is also predicted, which is served to temperature control design and structural analysis.
