Author/Authors :
van der Laan، نويسنده , , J.G and Boccaccini، نويسنده , , L.V and Conrad، نويسنده , , R and Fokkens، نويسنده , , J.H and Jong، نويسنده , , M and Magielsen، نويسنده , , A.J and Pijlgroms، نويسنده , , B.J and Reimann، نويسنده , , J and Stijkel، نويسنده , , M.P and Malang، نويسنده , , S، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
In the framework of developing the helium cooled pebble-bed (HCPB) blanket an irradiation test of pebble-bed assemblies is prepared at the HFR Petten. The test objective is to concentrate on the effect of neutron irradiation on the thermal-mechanical behaviour of the HCPB breeder pebble-bed at DEMO representative levels of temperature and defined thermal-mechanical loads. The paper reports on the project status, and presents the results of pre-tests, material characteristics, the manufacturing of the pebble-bed assemblies, and the nuclear and thermo-mechanical loading parameters.
