THE ANALYSIS OF FAILED NUCLEAR-FUEL RODS BY GAMMA-COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY

Authors
DOBRIN R CRACIUNESCU T TUTURICI IL
Citation
R. Dobrin et al., THE ANALYSIS OF FAILED NUCLEAR-FUEL RODS BY GAMMA-COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, Journal of nuclear materials, 246(1), 1997, pp. 37-42
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Mining & Mineral Processing","Material Science
Journal title
Journal of nuclear materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223115
Volume
246
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
37 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3115(1997)246:1<37:TAOFNR>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The failure of the cladding of an irradiated nuclear fuel rod can lead to the loss of some gamma-radioactive fission products. Consequently the distribution of these fission products is altered in the cross-sec tion of the fuel rod. The modification of the distribution, obtained b y gamma computed tomography, is used to determine the integrity of the fuel cladding, The paper reports an experimental result, obtained for a CANDU-type fuel rod, irradiated in a TRIGA 14 MWth reactor. (C) 199 7 Elsevier Science B.V.