Ion beam analysis of materials in the PBMR reactor |
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Authors: | Johan B Malherbe E Friedland NG van der Berg |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa |
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Abstract: | South Africa is developing a new type of high temperature nuclear reactor, the so-called pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR). The planned reactor outlet temperature of this gas-cooled reactor is approximately 900 °C. This high temperature places some severe restrictions on materials, which can be used. The name of the reactor is derived from the form of the fuel elements, which are in the form of pebbles, each with a diameter of 60 mm. Each pebble is composed of several thousands of coated fuel particles. The coated particle consists of a nucleus of UO2 surrounded by several layers of different carbons and SiC. The diameter of the fuel particles is 0.92 mm. A brief review will be given of the advantages of this nuclear reactor, of the materials in the fuel elements and their analysis using ion beam techniques. |
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Keywords: | 28 41 &minus i 28 41 Bm 28 50 &minus k 28 52 Fa 61 72 Hh 61 80 &minus x 61 80 Hg 61 80 Jh 61 72 Yx |
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