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Conference Article: Performance of BOR-60 vibropack uranium-plutonium oxide fuel pins

Gadzhiev, G.I.; Majorshin, A.A.; Petukhov, A.A. (Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Atomnykh Reaktorov, Dimitrovgrad (USSR))

Abstract

Presented are the results from in-pile tests and material investigations of the BOR-60 vibropack U-Pu oxide fuel pins. The data on fuel pin characteristics are also given. The effects of both the technological factors and test conditions on the fuel pin performance are considered. The factors limiting their service life are revealed and the leads for further improvements of the fuel pin design and fabrication technology to obtain higher burnups are specified.

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key words: bor-60 reactor; burnup; fuel cans; fuel pins; fuel-cladding interactions; microstructure; mixed oxide fuels; performance testing; post-irradiation examination
Reference:
Technical committee meeting on advanced fuel for fast breeder reactors: Fabrication and properties and their optimization. Vienna (Austria). 3-5 Nov 1987
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--466, pp:92-101