Atomic Energy

, Volume 86, Issue 3, pp 173–176 | Cite as

Monitoring of the neutron fluence on the structural components of a VVR-M reactor

  • G. Ya. Vasil’ev
  • E. A. Garusov
  • K. A. Konoplev
  • D. V. Chmshkyan
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Abstract

Experimental and computational methods for monitoring the fluence of fast neutrons on the most critical structural components of the VVR-M reactor are presented. The dynamics of the accumulation of the fluence at the bases of the experimental channels and the bearing lattice of the core over the last 10 years of reactor operation is presented. A method of preirradiation of samples of the main structural alloy CAB-1 under real conditions in the VVR-M core was developed. This made it possible to reach a fluence up to 2.5·1022 cm−2 on the samples. Over 40 years of reactor operation the maximum fluence on the structural components reached ∼1.7·1022 cm−2. The study of the mechanical properties of forcibly irradiated samples will make it possible to draw conclusions about the remaining period of safe operation of the reactor. This is important for practical applications and is of economic value. 2 figures, 1 table, 14 references.

Keywords

Fuel Element Fast Neutron Reactor Operation Neutron Fluence Ultracold Neutron 
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  • G. Ya. Vasil’ev
  • E. A. Garusov
  • K. A. Konoplev
  • D. V. Chmshkyan

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