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IWGGCR--8: Gas-cooled reactor fuel development and spent fuel treatment

Specialists' meeting on gas-cooled reactor fuel development and spent fuel treatment Moscow (Russian Federation) 18-21 Oct 1983

International Atomic Energy Agency, International Working Group on Gas-Cooled Reactors, Vienna (Austria); State Committee on the Utilisation of Atomic Energy of the USSR, Moscow (Russian Federation), IWGGCR--8

Abstract

Topics covered during the 'Specialists' meeting on gas-cooled reactor fuel development and spent fuel treatment' were as follows: Selection of constructions and materials, fuel element development concepts. Fabrication of spherical coated fuel particles and fuel element on their base. Investigation of fuel properties. Spent fuel treatment and storage. Head-end processing of HTGR fuel elements. Investigation of HTGR fuel regeneration process. Applicability of gas-fluorine technology of regeneration of spent HTGR fuel elements.

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Analysis and choice of characteristics of the HTGR spherical fuel elements
Grebennik, V.N.; Degal'tsev, Yu.G.; Karpov, A.V.; Ponomarev-Stepnoy, N.N.; Protsenko, A.N.; Tikhonov, N.I.; Khrulev, A.A

Operational requirements of spherical HTR fuel elements and their performance
Roellig, K.; Theymann, W. (Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH, Mannheim (Germany))

Fuel element for the gas-cooled fast breeder reactor BGR-300
Kolganov, V.D.; Kruglov, A.L.; Ulasevich, V.K.; Knyazev, V.A.; Tikhovov, N.I.; Ponomarev-Stepnoy, N.N.; Ashihmin, V.P.; Vorobjev, M.A

Concept, development and reliability of French CO2-cooled reactor fuel elements
Bastien, D. (CEA-DEDR-CEN/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex (France))

Problems of creating fuel elements for fast gas-cooled reactors working on N2O4-dissociating coolant
Nesterenko, V.B.; Zelensky, V.F.; Kolykhan, L.I.; Karpenko, G.V.; Krasnorutsky, V.S.; Isakov, V.P.; Ashikhmin, V.P.; Permyakov, L.N

The calculation - experimental investigations of the HTGR fuel element construction
Eremeev, V.S.; Kolesov, V.S.; Chernikov, A.S

Spherical coated particle fuel for fuel elements of HTGR
Chernikov, A.S.; Permyakov, L.N.; Mikhailichenko, L.I.; Nezhevenko, L.B.; Gudovich, A.P.; Landin, N.A.; Ljutikov, R.A.; Solovjev, G.I

HTR fuel manufacturing experience
Heit, W.; Huschka, H.; Mehner, A.W. (HOBEG mbH, Hanau (Germany))

HTGR spherical fuel elements of the monolithic type bound by pyrocarbon
Zelenskiy, V.F.; Gurin, V.A.; Keruchen'ko, S.S.; Konotop, Yu.F

HTGR spherical fuel elements and their experimental development
Chernikov, A.S.; Koshelev, Yu.V.; Mikhailichenko, L.I.; Kuznetzov, A.A

Preparation of microspherical fuel kernels for high-temperature gas-cooled reactors using the mechanical spheroidization method
Voloshchuk, A.I.; Gurin, V.A.; Odejchuk, N.P.; Chajka, S.S

Features of spherical uranium-graphite HTGR fuel elements control
Kreindlin, I.I.; Oleynikov, P.P.; Shtan, A.S

Operational experience with HTR-fuel in the AVR experimental power station
Ivens, G.; Wimmers, M. (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor (AVR) GmbH, Juelich (Germany))

HTR coated particle fuel: irradiation behaviour and performance prediction
Burck, W.; Nabielek, H. (KFA, Juelich (Germany)); Christ, A. (HRB, Mannheim (Germany)); Ragoss, H. (GHT, Bensberg (Germany)); Mehner, A.W. (HOBEG, Hanau (Germany))

AGR fuel pin pellet-clad interaction failure limits and activity release fractions
Hughes, H. (UKAEA, Springfields (United Kingdom)); Hargreaves, R. (UKAEA, Windscale (United Kingdom))

Research on irradiation behavior of VHTR fuel
Ikawa, K.; Fukuda, K.; Iwamoto, K. (Department of Fuels and Materials Research, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken (Japan))

Micro fuel elements and fuel elements studies with the use of pre-irradiation
Ponomarev-Stepnoy, N.N.; Khroulev, A.A.; Momot, G.V.; Solenkov, V.F.; Koshelev, Yu.V.; Gurin, V.A

Reactor tests of spherical fuel elements and HTGR microfuel elements and study of their state after irradiation
Gurin, V.A.; Degaltsev, Yu.G.; Ponomarev-Stepnoy, N.N.; Tikhonov, N.I.; Utkin, Yu.M.; Khrulev, A.A.; Chernikov, A.S.; Shtrombakh, Ya.I

The properties of spherical fuel elements and its behavior in the modular HTR
Lohnert, G.H.; Ragoss, H. (INTERATOM GmbH, D-5060 Bergisch Gladbach 1 (Germany))

Fission product release characteristics of the experimental VHTR core
Mitake, S.; Okada, T.; Suzuki, K. (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Toka-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken (Japan))

The behaviour of spherical HTR fuel elements under accident conditions
Schenk, W.; Naoumidis, A. (Institute for Reactor Material, KFA Juelich (Germany))

Post-irradiation examination of HTR-fuel at the Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf Ltd
Reitsamer, G.; Proksch, E.; Stolba, G.; Strigl, A.; Falta, G.; Zeger, J. (Department of Chemistry, Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf Ltd., Seibersdorf (Austria))

Research, development and demonstration work on interim and final storage of HTR fuel elements
Kaiser, G.; Brinkmann, U. (Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH, Projektleitung Hochtemperaturreaktor-Brennstoffkreislauf, Juelich (Germany)); Duwe, R. (Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH, Institut fuer Reaktorwerkstoffe, Juelich (Germany))

Interim dry fuel storage for magnox reactors
Bradley, N. (National Nuclear Corporation, Risley, Warrington (United Kingdom)); Ealing, C. (GEC Energy Systems Ltd, Whetstone, Leicester (United Kingdom))

Chemical processing of HTR fuels applying either THOREX or PUREX flow sheets
Zimmer, E.; Merz, E. (Kernforschungsanlage, Juelich GmbH, Institut fuer Chemische Technologie der Nuklearen Entsorgung, Juelich (Germany))

Process study on advanced graphite-burn method for head-end step of HTR fuel reprocessing
Maeda, M.; Tsujino, T.; Iwamoto, K. (Department of Fuels and Materials Research, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Toka-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken (Japan))

Head-end processing of HTR fuel elements
Kaiser, G. (Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH, Projektleitung Hochtemperaturreaktor-Brennstoffkreislauf, Juelich (Germany)); Barnert-Wiemer, H.; Hoogen, N. (Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH, Institut fuer Chemische Technologie der Nuklearen Entsorgung, Juelich (Germany)); Wolf, J. (Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH, Projektgruppe JUPITER, Juelich (Germany))

The investigation of HTGR fuel regeneration process
Lazarev, L.N.; Bertina, L.E.; Popik, V.P.; Isakov, V.P.; Alkhimov, N.B.; Pokhitonov, Yu.A

On applicability of gas-fluoride technology to regeneration of spent HTGR fuel elements
Prusakov, V.N.; Trotsenko, N.M