CEA and AREVA R&D on HTR fuel fabrication and presentation of the CAPRI experimental manufacturing line |
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Authors: | Franois Charollais Sophie Fonquernie Christophe Perrais Marc Perez Olivier Dugne Franois Cellier Grard Harbonnier Marie-Pierre Vitali |
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Affiliation: | aCEA Cadarache, DEN/CAD/DEC/SPUA, Bât. 315, BP1, 13108 Saint Paul lez Durance, France;bCEA Grenoble, DRT/GRE/DTEN/S3ME, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France;cCEA Pierrelatte, DEN/VRH/DTEC/STCF/LMAC, BP 111, 26702 Pierrelatte, France;dFramatome ANP1, Plants Sector, 10 rue Juliette Récamier, 69456 Lyon Cedex 06, France;eCERCA2, BP 1114, 26104 Romans sur Isère Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | In the framework of the French V/HTR fuel development and qualification program, the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) and AREVA are conducting R&D projects covering the mastering of UO2 coated particle and fuel compact fabrication technology. To fulfill this task, a review of past knowledge, of existing technologies and a preliminary laboratory-scale work program have been conducted with the aim of retrieving the know-how on HTR coated particle and compact manufacture:- • The different stages of UO2 kernel fabrication GSP process have been reviewed, reproduced and improved.
- • The experimental conditions for the chemical vapor deposition of coatings have been defined on dummy kernels and development of innovative characterization methods has been carried out.
- • Former CERCA compacting process has been reviewed and updated.
In parallel, an experimental manufacturing line for coated particles, named GAIA, and a compacting line based on former CERCA compacting experience have been designed, constructed and are in operation since early 2005 at CEA Cadarache and CERCA Romans, respectively. These two facilities constitute the CAPRI line (CEA and AREVA PRoduction Integrated line).The major objectives of the CAPRI line are:- • to recover and validate past knowledge,
- • to produce representative HTR TRISO fuel meeting industrial standards,
- • to permit the optimization of reference fabrication processes for kernels and coatings defined previously at a laboratory-scale and the investigation of alternative and innovative fuel design (UCO kernel, ZrC coating),
- • to test alternative compact process options and
- • to fabricate and characterize fuel required for irradiation and qualification purpose.
This paper presents the status of progress of R&D conducted on HTR fuel particles and compact manufacture by early 2005 and the potential of the laboratory-scale HTR fuel CAPRI line. |
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