ACR Reactor and Fuel Handling - Bill Garland's Nuclear ...
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Lattice pitch<br />
PT material<br />
PT wall thickness<br />
PT max. operating temperature<br />
PT max. operating pressure<br />
PT max. operating flux (n/m 2 /s)<br />
Cal<strong>and</strong>ria tube material<br />
Cal<strong>and</strong>ria tube wall thickness<br />
<strong>Fuel</strong> channel operating life<br />
<strong>Fuel</strong> Channel Design<br />
CANDU 6<br />
286 mm (11.26”)<br />
Zirconium 2.5wt%<br />
Niobium alloy<br />
4.2 mm (0.165”)<br />
313.2 o C (596 F)<br />
11.1 MPa (1610 psi)<br />
3.7x10 17<br />
Zircaloy-2<br />
1.4 mm (0.055”)<br />
25 years at 80%<br />
capacity<br />
220 mm (8.66”)<br />
Zirconium 2.5wt%<br />
Niobium alloy<br />
327.7 o C (622 F)<br />
13 MPa (1886 psi)<br />
4.1x10 17<br />
<strong>ACR</strong><br />
6.5 mm (0.256”)<br />
Zircaloy-4<br />
2.5 mm (0.098”)<br />
30 years at 90%<br />
capacity<br />
Pg 12
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