Title :
New temperature monitoring devices for high-temperature irradiation experiments in the High Flux Reactor Petten
Author :
Laurie, M. ; Futterer, M.A. ; Lapetite, J.M. ; Fourrez, S. ; Morice, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Energy, Eur. Comm. Joint Res. Centre, Petten, Netherlands
Abstract :
Within the European High Temperature Reactor Technology Network (HTR-TN) and related projects a number of HTR fuel irradiations are planned in the High Flux Reactor Petten (HFR), The Netherlands, with the objective to explore the potential of recently produced fuel for even higher temperature and burn-up. Irradiating fuel under defined conditions to extremely high burn-ups will provide a better understanding of fission product release and failure mechanisms if particle failure occurs. After an overview of the irradiation rigs used in the HFR, this paper sums up data collected from previous irradiation tests in terms of thermocouple data. Some R&D for further improvement of thermocouples and other on-line instrumentation will be outlined.
Keywords :
fission reactor cooling; fission reactor fuel; fission research reactors; European high temperature reactor technology network; HFR; HTR fuel irradiation; fission product; high flux reactor; high-temperature irradiation experiment; multipurpose research reactor; new temperature monitoring device; on-line instrumentation; Atmospheric measurements; Electrical resistance measurement; Fuels; Helium; Inductors; Instruments; Pollution measurement; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Testing; Fuel testing; HTR; High Flux Reactor; fixed point cells; thermocouples;
Conference_Titel :
Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2009 First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marseille
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5207-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5208-8
DOI :
10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503808
