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ZIRCALOY [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 1994-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Fuel Fabrication facility. The UO2 powder ... is used to manufacture fuel bundles for the CANDU reactors .... The manufacturing process involves a series of operations: the powder is formed into small pellets; sets of pellets are loaded into zircaloy tubes; each tube is capped and sealed by welding; and finally, the completed tubes are assembled into bundles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Usines de fabrication de combustibles. La poudre de bioxyde d'uranium [...] sert [...] pour fabriquer les grappes de combustible des réacteurs CANDU [...] La fabrication comporte plusieurs stades : la poudre est d'abord comprimée en pastilles qui sont regroupées et placées dans des tubes de zircaloy qui sont ensuite fermés et soudés hermétiquement avant d'être assemblés en grappe.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Light Metals
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
DEF

Any one of the group of zirconium-base alloys containing some tin and a little iron, chromium, and nickel, used chiefly in nuclear reactors.

OBS

Resistance to hot water and steam is not as satisfactory as required for nuclear power plant use, and the alloy Zircaloy-2 ( Zr containing 1.5% Sn, 0.12% Fe, 0.05% Ni, and 0.10% Cr ) was developed ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métaux légers
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
CONT

Les zircaloys. Des alliages de zirconium ont été mis au point dans le but d'éliminer ou au moins de reculer le "breakaway", tout en utilisant d'un point de vue pratique le zirconium Kroll au lieu du zirconium très pur Van Arkel. L'addition d'étain au zirconium s'est révélée très intéressante, elle neutralise l'effet néfaste de l'azote et même, dans une certaine mesure, celui du carbone. Actuellement, le plus utilisé parmi ces alliages est le Zircaloy-2 (1,5% Sn, 0,12% Fe, 0,10% Cr, 0,05% Ni ) avec moins de 60 ppm d'azote, cet alliage est très employé comme matériau de gaine.

Spanish

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