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Title:
Neutron metrology in the HFR: steel irradiation R139-801 (SINAS)
 
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Published by: Publication date:
ECN NUC 1-2-1999
 
ECN report number: Document type:
ECN-I--98-054 Other
 
Number of pages: Full text:
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Abstract:
The R139-80 series irradiation experiments is part of the NRG materialstest programme to evaluate the irradiation behaviour of several types of austenitic stainless steel. Within this programme five R139-80 specimen holders were irradiated in the HFR Petten to different dose levels. This report presents the final metrology results obtained from activation monitors in a specimen holder, coded as R139-801, containing 12 Compact Tension (CT-10 mm) specimens made from the austenitic stainless steel types 308LSXB/TIG and 304-SXB. The R139-801 assembly was irradiated in channel 1 of a TRIO type facility placed in HFR core-position F8. The aim of this irradiation of specimen holder R139-801 was to reach a minimum target damage level of 7.5 dpa for the specimens at a temperature of 335C. The monitor sets are used to calculate the thermal and fast neutron fluences, displacements per atom and the generated helium content. Additionally detailed information concerning an estimation of the fluence and damage doses received by each specimen and its temperature during irradiation are presented. The main results of the thermal and fast neutron fluence measurements are presented. The results indicate that the obtained damage levels in the steel specimens loaded in this specimen holder vary from 5.8 to 7.9 dpa. The temperatures of the specimens during irradiation varied between 304 and 337C. 14 refs.


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