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Brittle failure of spent fuel claddings under long-term dry interim storage conditions – Preliminary analysis (2019)
Zencker, Uwe ; Simbruner, Kai ; Völzke, Holger
The evaluation of cladding integrity is a major issue to be demonstrated in Germany for extended interim storage periods up to 100 years and subsequent transportation considering operational and accidental conditions with respect to reactor operation, cask drying and dry interim storage. The chemical reaction between the zirconium fuel cladding and the cooling water in water-cooled reactors produces hydrogen and zirconium oxide. Hydrogen diffuses into the cladding and precipitates as zirconium hydrides when the solubility limit is reached, preferably oriented in hoop direction. At high temperatures during vacuum drying procedures, the hydrides can dissolve. Over a succeeding period of slow cooling with existing hoop stress the hydrides precipitate again, but partly reoriented along the radial direction of the cladding. This change of microstructure in combination with a decreasing temperature (0.5...2 K/year) during (extended) interim storage and additional mechanical load by handling procedures or under accident conditions could lead to a potential cladding embrittlement and consequently increased failure probability. The current research project BRUZL (Fracture mechanical analysis of spent fuel claddings under long-term dry interim storage conditions) has been launched by BAM to investigate potential sudden brittle failure of spent fuel claddings at small deformation under long-term dry interim storage conditions and is presented.
Research at BAM for evaluating long term safety of container systems and components (2019)
Kömmling, Anja ; Simbruner, Kai ; Grelle, Tobias ; Jaunich, Matthias ; Zencker, Uwe ; Wolff, Dietmar ; Orellana Pérez, Teresa ; Völzke, Holger
Safety of long term containment and storage of radioactive waste is an essential issue, which is increasingly gaining international attention. Extending interim storage beyond initial license periods is one of the major challenges worldwide. BAM has been involved in all kinds of radioactive waste container safety evaluation for storage and transportation including their long term performance from the very beginning. Today, all work related to the safe management of radioactive waste is linked by the activity field “Nuclear Waste Management” within the Focus Area “Energy” at BAM and in conjunction with a research strategy and agenda. Most recently, the working group “Long Term Safety of Container Systems and Components” was established to launch and perform research projects related to safety issues concerning the extended interim storage of radioactive waste. For example, within our project LaMEP, we investigate ageing effects of metal and elastomer seals as well as polymeric neutron shielding materials, which are container components that fulfil major safety functions. The results of the experiments help to understand the long term behaviour of these components. Likewise, our project BRUZL started at BAM in 2018 with the aim of developing a fracture mechanics approach to understand and describe a potential brittle failure mechanism of fuel cladding during long-term interim storage. BAM also contributes to the GRS project “Development of methods and models and international exchange for safety evaluation in the frame of interim storage of radioactive waste”. Additionally, BAM is involved in several international research programmes dealing with extended interim storage, such as the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD), the Extended Storage Collaboration Program (ESCP) and IAEA Coordinated Research Projects. The present contribution provides a comprehensive overview of BAM research activities contributing to national and international gap analyses and to filling knowledge gaps regarding the safe long term management of radioactive waste.
Brittle failure analysis of spent fuel zirconium alloy claddings during long-term dry interim storage - Current approach at BAM (2020)
Simbruner, Kai
Understanding the mechanical behaviour of fuel cladding is decisive for an extended dry interim storage period beyond the currently licensed period of 40 years in Germany and subsequent handling, transport, and disposal considering normal and accidental conditions. Since fuel cladding acts as the first barrier for spent fuel, its integrity should be demonstrated to enable safe and secure discharge and handling options after interim storage and subsequent transportation in preparation of final disposal. An established method for characterizing cladding material is the Ring Compression Test (RCT), where a small, cylindrical sample of the cladding tube is subjected to a compressive load. This test is a laboratory representation of a fuel rod load case and has shown a high susceptibility to failure under the occurrence of radial hydrides. Certain hydride morphologies and low temperature might even lead to brittle fracture at very small loads. The BAM research project BRUZL (Fracture mechanical analysis of spent fuel claddings during long-term dry interim storage) aims to study the results of quasi-static RCTs and to establish numerical models to gain an in-depth understanding of the stress state during the experiments. Using a fracture mechanical approach, cases of sudden failure during the RCT procedure are used to characterize the material behaviour and establish a failure criterion. As an integral part of the project BRUZL, quasi-static Ring Compression Tests have been performed to identify all experimental details, which might be helpful for numerical modelling. Unirradiated samples of the cladding material ZIRLO® have been subjected to hydrogen charging and a thermo-mechanical treatment for radial hydride reorientation. Sample preparation, testing procedures, and analysis results are presented. A numerical model has been established and an elastic-plastic material model was derived from as-received RCT samples by inverse finite element analyses. Cohesive zone modelling has been implemented to reproduce sudden load drops during RCT. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) under contract no. 1501561.
Embrittlement of Spent Fuel Claddings ‒ Results of Ring Compression Tests (2020)
Simbruner, Kai
An established method for characterizing cladding material is the Ring Compression Test (RCT), where a small, cylindrical sample of the cladding tube is subjected to a compressive load. This test is a laboratory representation of a fuel rod load case and has shown a high susceptibility to failure under the occurrence of radial hydrides. Certain hydride morphologies and low temperature might even lead to brittle fracture at very small loads. The BAM research project BRUZL (Fracture mechanical analysis of spent fuel claddings during long-term dry interim storage) aims to study the results of quasi-static RCTs and to establish numerical models to gain an in-depth understanding of the stress state during such experiments. Using a fracture mechanical approach, cases of sudden failure during the RCT procedure are used to characterize the material behaviour and establish a failure criterion. As an integral part of the project BRUZL, quasi-static Ring Compression Tests have been performed to identify all experimental details, which might be helpful for numerical modelling. Unirradiated samples of the cladding material ZIRLO® have been subjected to hydrogen charging and a thermo-mechanical treatment for radial hydride reorientation. Sample preparation, testing procedures, and analysis results are presented. A numerical model has been established and an elastic-plastic material model was derived from as-received RCT samples by inverse finite element analyses. Cohesive zone modelling has been implemented to reproduce sudden load drops during RCT. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) under contract no. 1501561.
Failure mechanisms in unirradiated ZIRLO® cladding with radial hydrides (2021)
Ruiz-Hervias, J. ; Simbruner, Kai ; Cristobal-Beneyto, M. ; Perez-Gallego, D. ; Zencker, Uwe
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between hydride morphology, in particular the presence of radial hydrides (RHs), stress state and failure mechanisms associated with the ring com- pression test (RCT). Samples of ZIRLO®cladding were pre-hydrided and subjected to thermo-mechanical treatments to precipitate long radial hydrides. The results show that the reorientation treatment was very successful. A considerable fraction of RHs was generated, the radial hydride continuity factor being around 80 to 90% of the wall thickness. The samples with reoriented hydrides were tested using the RCT at room temperature. Macroscopic brittle failure was observed with sudden load drops for displacements around 0.5 mm, with a calculated “offset strain”between 0.5 and 1%. Crack nucleation occurs in RHs lo- cated in regions with the highest values of hoop stress. These locations are the inner diameter of cladding at the vertical plane of the sample (12 and 6 o’clock positions) and the outer diameter at the horizontal plane (3 and 9 o’clock positions). Noticeable load drops in the RCT are associated with unstable crack propagation events through the radial hydride network, the crack front reaching up to 90% of the wall thickness in some cases. The failure micro-mechanism is quasi-cleavage in the hydrides and micro-void nucleation, growth and coalescence in the Zr matrix, with ductile tearing patches connecting neighboring hydrides. The main conclusion is that radial hydride metrics is not the only parameter that determines cladding failure in the presence of RHs, but the interaction between the location and continuity of RHs and the stress normal to the hydride (the hoop stress in this case). Consequently, if a radial hydride is located at a position within the cladding where the hoop stress is small, a crack will not be initiated easily in the RCT.
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