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Experimental research and modelling of modified fuel cladding under LOCA conditions

Investigatorprof. Ing. Václav Sklenička, DrSc.
Number of ProjectTH02020477
Internal Project Number106110
AgencyTechnologická agentura České republiky
Duration2016-11-01 - 2020-10-31

Anotace
The main topic of the project is experimental research of modified fuel cladding for the nuclear power-plant Temelin behaviour under LOCA conditions. Research will be divided in two branches , namely high temperature oxidation and high temperature creep. Mechanical testing of material after LOCA transient will be very important for evaluation of the safety – related criteria. Preoxidation and hydridation of samples will be used for simulation of degradation of material under normal operation conditions. Further, subchannel analysis code for modelling LOCA accident will be developed. Calculation code will included software modules based on oxidation and creep experimental results obtained by this project.

2021

Sklenička V., Král P., Kuchařová K., Kvapilová M., Dvořák J., Kloc L.: Thermal creep fracture of a Zr1%Nb cladding alloy in the alpha and (alpha+beta) phase regions. J. Nucl. Mater. 553 (2021) 152950

Sklenička V., Kuchařová K., Kvapilová M., Král P., Dvořák J.: The transition from the power-law to the power-law breakdown regimes in thermal creep of Zr1%Nb cladding alloys. Kovové materiály 59 (2021) 279-289


2020

Sklenička V., Král P., Kuchařová K., Kvapilová M., Dvořák J.: Damage and fracture in creep of a cladding alloy Zr 1% Nb of the VVER reactor-type. Zvyšování životnosti komponent energetických zařízení v elektrárnách 15. (2020) 147-152

Sklenička V., Kuchařová K., Kvapilová M., Kloc L., Dvořák J., Král P.: High-Temperature Creep Tests of Two Creep-Resistant Materials at Constant Stress and Constant Load. Key Eng. Mater. 827 (2020) 246-251