Abstract
In order to investigate the in-reactor performance of the 14$\times$14 PWR fuel burner: for 3 cycles in power reactor, non-destructive examination was carried out in KAERI Hot Facility. The results obtained are as follows. 1) The surface of middle and bottom parts of the fuel rod was dark and the upper part was gray. 2) Severe defect such as through-hole was not found. 3) The diameter of rod was shrinked by about 0.65%, while the length was increased by about 0.55% Compared with the design values. 4) The burnup was decreased by about 2% at the inconel grid region compared to other parts.
가압경수로에서 3주기간 연소한 14$\times$14 사용후핵연료의 로내거동을 조사하기 위하여 핫셀에서 비파괴시험을 하였는데, 그 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 연료봉 외면은 중하부에서는 검은색 그리고 상부에서는 회백색이었다. 2) 피복관에 관통결함과 같은 큰 손상은 없었다. 3) 연료봉의 평균 직경수축율은 설계공칭치를 기준으로 약0.65%, 그리고 길이의 평균성장율은 약0.55% 이었다. 4) Inconel 지지격자 부위의 연소도는 다른 부위에 비하여 약2% 감소하였다.