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Development of Fuel Channel Inspection System in PHWR

중수로 연료관 검사시스템 개발

  • Received : 2015.10.05
  • Accepted : 2015.11.09
  • Published : 2016.02.28

Abstract

A pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) designed to refuel in service produces the energy required by nuclear fission. The fuel channel consists of components such as a pressure tube which directly contacts the fuel and is a passage for the reactor coolant, a calandria tube which contacts the moderator and is rolled joint with calandria, and a spacer which is not to contact the pressure tube and a calandria tube. As the fuel channel is one of the most important equipments, it requires accurate and periodic inspections to assess the integrity of a reactor in accordance with CSA N285.4. A fuel channel inspection system is developed to inspect fuel channels during in-service inspection in Wolsong unit. In this paper, the results and considerations of a field test are presented in order to show the effectiveness of the developed fuel channel inspection system.

가압중수로는 운전중 연료교체가 가능하도록 설계된 연료관에서 핵분열을 유도하여 에너지를 얻는다. 연료관은 핵연료와 직접 접촉하며 원자로 냉각재의 통로인 압력관, 주위 감속재와 접촉하며 원자로에 확관된 원자로관, 이것을 양쪽에서 지지하는 엔드피팅과 압력관과 원자로관의 접촉을 방지하기 위한 스페이서 등으로 구성되어 있다. 연료관은 가장 안전성이 요구되는 설비이므로, 캐나다 기술기준 CSA N 285.4에 따라 주기적이고 철저한 가동중검사를 수행하여 건전성을 확인한다. 월성 중수로 연료관의 가동중검사를 수행하기 위해 연료관 검사시스템을 개발하였다. 본 논문은 월성 연료관 현장시험 결과를 검토하고, 개발된 연료관 검사시스템의 유효성을 확인하였다.

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