EP0146451A1 - Neutron-absorting insert for a container for transporting radioactive rods or materials, and container comprising such an insert - Google Patents
Neutron-absorting insert for a container for transporting radioactive rods or materials, and container comprising such an insert Download PDFInfo
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La présente invention se rapporte aux conteneurs destinés au transport de barres d'uranium irradié, et en particulier à des inserts neutrophages ou absorbeurs de neutrons équipant de tels conteneurs, pour le logement desdites barres ou barreaux en matériaux fortement radioactifs.The present invention relates to containers for transporting irradiated uranium bars, and in particular to neutron absorbing inserts or neutron absorbers fitted to such containers, for the accommodation of said bars or bars made of highly radioactive materials.
Les conteneurs destinés aux barres d'uranium irradié sont généralement réalisés avec un alliage d'aluminium dit neutrophage comportant en solution du bore, du cadmium et de l'hafnium. Leur longueur s'établit entre 6 et 10 mètres par juxtaposition de plusieurs tronçons reliés entre eux de manière parfaitement étanche, lesdits conteneurs comportant des logements de barres et des canaux de fluide de refroidissement autour de ces logements.The containers intended for irradiated uranium bars are generally made with an aluminum alloy called neutron absorbing comprising in solution boron, cadmium and hafnium. Their length is established between 6 and 10 meters by juxtaposition of several sections interconnected in a perfectly sealed manner, said containers comprising bar housings and coolant channels around these housings.
Il est nécessaire que les calories provenant des barres d'uranium irradié soient évacuées par les canaux de refroidissement, ce qui implique qu'aucun barrage thermique n'existe dans l'épaisseur de métal séparant logement et canaux.It is necessary that the calories coming from the irradiated uranium bars are evacuated by the cooling channels, which implies that no thermal barrier exists in the thickness of metal separating housing and channels.
Les logements de barres sont réalisés d'un seul bloc avec le conteneur, celui-ci étant alors coulé en un alliage d'aluminium neutrophage comme mentionné plus haut, ou ils sont réalisés au moyen d'un insert en un acier spécial inoxydable pouvant contenir du bore et d'autres éléments ayant les mêmes propriétés neutrophages.The bar housings are made in one piece with the container, the latter then being cast in a neutron absorbing aluminum alloy as mentioned above, or they are made by means of an insert made of a special stainless steel which may contain boron and other elements with the same neutron-absorbing properties.
Les conteneurs ainsi conçus sont de réalisation très délicate. Lorsqu'ils sont réalisés en un alliage d'aluminium neutrophage, contenant du bore, du cadmium et d'autres éléments absorbeurs de neutrons, pour ménager des logements de barre d'un bloc avec ces conteneurs, la mise en oeuvre de cet alliage présente de réelles difficultés techniques, par suite des liquations qui obligent à une agitation permanente du métal liquide avant coulée, avec toutes les oxydations et pertes qui en résultent.The containers thus designed are very delicate to produce. When they are made of a neutron-absorbing aluminum alloy, containing boron, cadmium and other neutron absorbing elements, to provide bar housings of a block with these containers, the use of this alloy presents real technical difficulties, as a result of the liquations which require permanent agitation of the liquid metal before casting, with all the oxidations and losses which result therefrom.
Par ailleurs, si on a recours à des logements de barres sous forme d'inserts en acier au carbure de bore, on observe généralement des problèmes de santé métallique de l'alliage d'aluminium coulé contre ces aciers, par suite de la très grande porosité du carbure, qui lors de la coulée, dégage des bulles gazeuses restant occluses dans le métal après solidification.In addition, if one uses bar housings in the form of boron carbide steel inserts, there are generally metallic health problems of the aluminum alloy cast against these steels, as a result of the very high porosity of the carbide, which during casting releases gas bubbles remaining occluded in the metal after solidification.
D'une manière générale, la présence instable du bore dans les alliages coulés, amène de grandes difficultés techniques et représente un risque certain pour la sécurité des fondeurs.In general, the unstable presence of boron in cast alloys brings great technical difficulties and represents a certain risk for the safety of founders.
La présente invention a pour objet la réalisation de conteneurs pour le transport de barres d'uranium irradié, logées dans des inserts emprisonnés dans lesdits conteneurs, ceux-ci ne présentant pas les divers inconvénients mentionnés ci-dessus, et permettant en particulier un très bon refroidissement de ces barres.The present invention relates to the production of containers for the transport of irradiated uranium bars, housed in inserts trapped in said containers, the latter not having the various drawbacks mentioned above, and in particular allowing very good cooling of these bars.
Un insert selon l'invention pour le logement d'une barre de matériau radioactif, destiné à être emprisonné dans un conteneur de transport de telles barres, ce conteneur étant réalisé par coulée d'un alliage par exemple d'aluminium, est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un tube métallique de section carrée, dont la surface extérieure peut porter une revêtement de cadmium, un premier enrobage de ce tube au moyen d'un ruban de tissu de bore, enroulé en spirale autour de ce tube de manière que les spires successives se recouvrent partiellement, et un second enrobage au moyen d'un ruban de matériau à résistance mécanique et thermique élevées, par exemple consistant en un tissu de fibres de carbone, enroulé en spirale autour du précédent de manière que les spires successives se recouvrent partiellement, l'alliage d'aluminium du conteneur venant directement au contact de ce second enrobage.An insert according to the invention for housing a bar of radioactive material, intended to be trapped in a container for transporting such bars, this container being produced by casting an alloy, for example of aluminum, is characterized in that that it comprises a metal tube of square section, the outer surface of which can carry a coating of cadmium, a first coating of this tube by means of a ribbon of boron fabric, wound in a spiral around this tube so that the successive turns partially overlap, and a second coating by means of a ribbon of material with high mechanical and thermal resistance, for example consisting of a fabric of carbon fibers, wound in a spiral around the previous one so that the successive turns overlap partially, the aluminum alloy of the container coming directly into contact with this second coating.
Ce tube est réalisé par extrusion d'un alliage d'aluminium, ou en un acier inoxydable spécial.This tube is made by extruding an aluminum alloy, or a special stainless steel.
L'invention fournit également un conteneur réalisé d'un bloc par coulée d'un alliage d'aluminium autour des inserts ci-dessus, des canaux pour le passage d'un fluide de refroidissement étant ménagés entre ces inserts.The invention also provides a container made in one block by casting an aluminum alloy around the above inserts, channels for the passage of a cooling fluid being formed between these inserts.
Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront d'ailleurs mieux de la description suivante donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple, en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels:
- - la figure 1 est une vue partielle en perspective, avec arrachement, d'un conteneur pour barres d'uranium irradié équipé de logements pour lesdites barres, sous la forme d'inserts selon l'invention;
- - la figure 2 est une vue en perspective, à plus grande échelle, également avec arrachement, d'un insert réalisé selon l'invention;
- - la figure 3 est une vue partielle en coupe de la paroi de l'insert de la figure 2.
- - Figure 1 is a partial perspective view, broken away, of a container for irradiated uranium bars equipped with housings for said bars, in the form of inserts according to the invention;
- - Figure 2 is a perspective view, on a larger scale, also with parts broken away, of an insert produced according to the invention;
- - Figure 3 is a partial sectional view of the wall of the insert of Figure 2.
Dans la forme de réalisation choisie et représentée à la figure 1, le conteneur 1, réalisé selon l'invention, est constitué de neuf inserts 2, de section carrée, destinés à recevoir chacun une barre d'uranium irradié, prisonniers dans un corps cylindrique 3, dans lequel sont ménagés des canaux de refroidissement 4, disposés autour des inserts 2 et entre ceux-ci.In the embodiment chosen and represented in FIG. 1, the container 1, produced according to the invention, consists of nine
Le corps 3 du conteneur 1 est réalisé d'un bloc autour des inserts 2, par coulée d'un alliage d'aluminium autour de ceux-ci, en ménageant les canaux de refroidissement 4.The
Chaque insert 2 comprend, selon l'invention, un tube 5 de section carrée, en alliage d'aluminium extrudé, ou en acier inoxydable spécial. C'est dans ce tube que sera logée la barre d'uranium irradié.Each
Sur sa surface extérieure, le tube 5 reçoit un revêtement de cadmium 6, soit par dépôt électrolytique, soit en shoopage.On its outer surface, the
Cette surface extérieure cadmiée est enrobée au moyen d'un tissu de bore 7, sous la forme d'un ruban enroulé en spirale autour du tube 5, les spires successives 8 se recouvrant partiellement de manière à éviter toute fuite entre deux spires consécutives.This cadmium-coated outer surface is coated with a
Autour de ce premier enrobage au moyen d'un tissu de bore, est disposé un second enrobage 9, cette fois au moyen d'un ruban en tissu de fibres de carbone, également enroulé en spirale pour former des spires successives 10 se recouvrant partiellement.Around this first coating by means of a boron fabric, is disposed a
Ce second enrobage 9 assure la protection du tissu de bore lors de la coulée de l'alliage d'aluminium du corps du conteneur, en évitant à ce tissu tout contact direct avec cet alliage.This
Les fibres de carbone constituant ce second enrobage présentent, en outre, le mérite d'être très bonnes conductrices de la chaleur, et de faciliter ainsi l'évacuation des calories provenant de la barre d'uranium vers le fluide des canaux de refroidissement.The carbon fibers constituting this second coating also have the advantage of being very good conductors of heat, and thus of facilitating the evacuation of the calories coming from the uranium bar towards the fluid of the cooling channels.
Par ailleurs, ces fibres de carbone ne risquent pas d'être dissoutes par l'alliage d'aluminium liquide qui les recouvre lors de la coulée du conteneur monobloc l.et présentent une haute résistance mécanique et thermique.Furthermore, these carbon fibers are not likely to be dissolved by the liquid aluminum alloy which covers them during the casting of the one-piece container l. And have a high mechanical and thermal resistance.
La réalisation d'un conteneur selon l'invention est grandement simplifiée par rapport à celle d'un conteneur traditionnel: il n'est plus nécessaire de recourir à des alliages neutrophages de mise en oeuvre difficile et dangereuse.The production of a container according to the invention is greatly simplified compared to that of a traditional container: it is no longer necessary to use neutron-absorbing alloys for processing difficult and dangerous.
Insert et conteneur selon l'invention conduisent, de ce fait, à d'importantes économies de fabrication.Insert and container according to the invention therefore lead to significant manufacturing savings.
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à la forme de réalisation décrite, qui peut faire l'objet de variantes portant notamment sur la forme du conteneur, le nombre des inserts, etc.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described, which can be subject to variants relating in particular to the shape of the container, the number of inserts, etc.
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FR8320276A FR2556877A1 (en) | 1983-12-19 | 1983-12-19 | INSERT NEUTROPHAGE FOR CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORTING BARS OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, AND CONTAINER COMPRISING SUCH INSERTS |
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US4303553A (en) * | 1978-09-28 | 1981-12-01 | Nippon Asbestos Co., Ltd. | Neutron-protection heat insulating material |
FR2521337A1 (en) * | 1982-02-10 | 1983-08-12 | Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co | SEALED CONTAINER FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
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DE2105581A1 (en) * | 1970-08-25 | 1972-03-02 | Dampferzeugerbau Veb K | Transit container for irradiated nuclear fuel - with - cylindrical compartments arranged around a central space |
FR2309019A1 (en) * | 1975-04-21 | 1976-11-19 | Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann | Reactor vessel for corrosive fused salt nuclear fuel - with graphite inner liner separated from outer metal shell by carbon based insulant |
BE830802A (en) * | 1975-06-30 | 1975-10-16 | AN ANTI-RADIO-ACTIVITY MAGNETIC INSULATION FOR THE PIPING OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT | |
FR2319075A1 (en) * | 1975-07-25 | 1977-02-18 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Thermal insulation and protection of pipeline - carrying e.g. molten sodium, uses a protective winding of combined metal mesh and metal foil |
FR2384327A1 (en) * | 1977-03-14 | 1978-10-13 | Transnucleaire Transports Ind | Packaging for transport of irradiated fuel elements - incorporating empty compartment and neutron poison between groups of housings giving control of criticality |
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US4399366A (en) * | 1981-04-24 | 1983-08-16 | Bucholz James A | Separator assembly for use in spent nuclear fuel shipping cask |
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FR2923470A1 (en) * | 2007-11-12 | 2009-05-15 | Guillaume Yves Remi Crochemore | Internal, intermediate or external assembling device for e.g. glassware package, has spiral or cone shaped flexible bands recessed at centre, and locked on tubular shaped inner layer of package |
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