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Title Nondestructive examination of irradiated fuel rods by pulsed eddy current techniques
Creator/Author Francis, W.C. ; Quapp, W.J. ; Martin, M.R. ; Gibson, G.W.
Publication Date1976 Feb 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 7355953
Report Number(s)ANCR-1282
DOE Contract NumberE(10-1)-1375
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Research OrgIdaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
Subject210100 -- Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Light-Water Moderated, Boiling Water Cooled ;210200 -- Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Light-Water Moderated, Nonboiling Water Cooled; ;BWR TYPE REACTORS-- FUEL ELEMENTS;FUEL CANS-- EDDY CURRENT TESTING;FUEL ELEMENTS-- EDDY CURRENT TESTING;PWR TYPE REACTORS-- FUEL ELEMENTS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;ZIRCALOY
Related SubjectALLOYS;ELECTROMAGNETIC TESTING;MATERIALS TESTING;NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING;RADIATION EFFECTS;REACTOR COMPONENTS;REACTORS;TESTING;TIN ALLOYS;WATER COOLED REACTORS;WATER MODERATED REACTORS;ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;ZIRCONIUM BASE ALLOYS
Description/Abstract A number of fuel rods and unfueled zircaloy cladding tubes which had been irradiated in the Saxton reactor have undergone extensive nondestructive and corroborative destructive examinations by Aerojet Nuclear Company as part of the Water Reactor Safety Research Program, Irradiation Effects Test Series.^This report discusses the pulsed eddy current (PEC) nondestructive examinations on the fuel rods and tubing and the metallography results on two fuel rods and one irradiated zircaloy tube.^The PEC equipment, designed jointly by Argonne National Laboratory and Aerojet, performed very satisfactorily the functions of diameter, profile, and wall thickness measurements and OD and ID surface defect detection.^The destructive examination provided reasonably good confirmation of ``defects`` detected in the nondestructive examination.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 48
AvailabilityDep. NTIS $4.50.
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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