Evaluation of creep during dry storage in low and high burnup fuels
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Evaluation of creep during dry storage Evaluation of creep during dry storage
in low and high burnup fuelsin low and high burnup fuels
F. Feria, L.E. Herranz
CONTENTS
1.1. Motivation and objectiveMotivation and objective
2.2. Extension of FRAPCON-3.3 creep lawExtension of FRAPCON-3.3 creep law
3.3. Creep assessmentCreep assessment
4.4. Final remarksFinal remarks
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1. 1. MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVEMOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVE
Safety objectives: - Radiation dose
- Subcriticality
- Confinement
- Retrievability
Degrading mechanisms
SCC Creep DHC
Cladding integrity
Evaluation in low and high burnup
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In-FRAPCON modelling
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2. 2. EXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAWEXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAW
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Creep law:
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2. 2. EXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAWEXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAW
Creep law validity range
Restricted to in-reactor conditions
Extension of the creep law is needed to apply the code to dry storage conditions
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Zircaloy-4 database (EDF)
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2. 2. EXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAWEXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAW
Generic correlation
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CIEMAT creep law
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2. 2. EXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAWEXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAW
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CIEMAT creep law
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2. 2. EXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAWEXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAW
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Implementation
≥ 121 MPa → Creep law parameters derived from irradiated claddings data
≤ 121 MPa → Creep law parameters derived from non-irradiated claddings data
2. 2. EXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAWEXTENSION OF FRAPCON-3.3 CREEP LAW
Together with a suitable logic that allows choosing between the “in-reactor” equation and the dry storage equation, according to the prevailing conditions at the calculation time
The extension splits in two hoop stress ranges:
No experimental data is available with irradiated material under low hoop stress
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3. 3. CREEP ASSESMENTCREEP ASSESMENT
a) Zircaloy-445 GWd/tU
1º) In-reactor irradiation
2º) Pool storage (1 year)
3º) Dry out (1 day)
4º) Dry storage (2 years)
Phasesb)
Zircaloy-463 GWd/tU
Postulated scenarios
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3. 3. CREEP ASSESMENTCREEP ASSESMENT
Resultsa)
Zircaloy-4 45 GWd/tU
b) Zircaloy-463 GWd/tU
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Once dry storage starts hoop stress causes a creep-out situation
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The creep main impact would take place during the first months
3. 3. CREEP ASSESMENTCREEP ASSESMENT
Results
In no case creep reaches 1 % strain limit
Nearly 4 times higher hoop strain as burn-up is increased by 40 % 0
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4. 4. FINAL REMARKSFINAL REMARKS
High burn-up effect seems substantial and causes major differences in the nuclear fuel response in terms of creep
Further work:
• Extend CIEMAT creep law to irradiated fuel rods submitted to low stresses
• Extend the study up to 100 years to estimate the final creep asymptotic value
The results would have a conservative nature because the irradiation hardening effect is not considered at low stresses
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors are indebted to ENRESA for their financial support and the technical discussions held and to the FRAPCON-3 developers for their technical support during this work
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