Results
Title

Application of the magnetic saturation method for eddy-current inspection of spent fuel elements from fast reactors.

Authors

A. Sukhikh; S. Sagalov

Abstract

Abstract  Experimental results illustrating the effectiveness of the magnetic saturation method in eddy-current inspection of spent fuel elements with cladding made of austenitic steel (ChS-68) and ferritic-martensitic steels (P-450, P-823) are presented. It is shown that decreasing and stabilizing the magnetic permeability of the cladding material greatly improve the quality of nondestructive inspections of standard and experimental fuel elements of fast reactors which are currently operating (BOR-60, BN-600) or being designed (BREST OD-300).

Subjects

NUCLEAR fuel elements; FAST reactors; NUCLEAR fuel claddings; AUSTENITIC steel

Publication

Atomic Energy, 2007, Vol 102, Issue 2, p139

ISSN

1063-4258

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s10512-007-0021-3