EP2329219A1 - Procede d'evaluation de grandeurs relatives a la deformation d'un assemblage de combustible nucleaire - Google Patents
Procede d'evaluation de grandeurs relatives a la deformation d'un assemblage de combustible nucleaireInfo
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- EP2329219A1 EP2329219A1 EP09747897A EP09747897A EP2329219A1 EP 2329219 A1 EP2329219 A1 EP 2329219A1 EP 09747897 A EP09747897 A EP 09747897A EP 09747897 A EP09747897 A EP 09747897A EP 2329219 A1 EP2329219 A1 EP 2329219A1
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- nuclear fuel
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
- G01B11/16—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. optical strain gauge
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
- G21C17/06—Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- the invention generally relates to methods for evaluating quantities relating to the deformation of a nuclear fuel assembly, in particular the longitudinal curvature and the torsion of this assembly.
- USH1262 discloses the use of a radiation-cured type CCTV (closed-circuit television) type camera for controlling the longitudinal curvature of fuel assemblies.
- the camera is placed in a waterproof housing and is moved vertically, under water, along the assemblies to be characterized.
- Such a control method using an underwater camera is generally slow to implement because of the volume and weight of the equipment to be installed, the remote controlled movement of the camera along the fuel assembly and the decontamination of the equipment. equipment after use.
- These checks are carried out for example when a nuclear reactor is shut down, in order to replace a part of the nuclear fuel assemblies. All the assemblies came out of the reactor core. The worn assemblies are evacuated and replaced by new assemblies. The other assemblies are reorganized inside the heart. The assemblies may be subjected to a deformation control before being evacuated or before being put back in place in the reactor core.
- These controls are mainly intended to acquire data on the behavior of fuel assemblies under irradiation.
- the invention aims to provide a method of evaluating at least one size relative to the deformation of a nuclear fuel assembly, which is easier to install and dismantle and faster to implement.
- the invention relates to a method comprising the following steps:
- the process may also have one or more of the following characteristics, considered individually or in any technically feasible combination:
- the nuclear fuel assembly comprises a plurality of longitudinally elongate nuclear fuel rods and a plurality of holding grids in position of the nuclear fuel rods, distributed longitudinally along the nuclear fuel rods, the at least one size relative to the deformation of the nuclear fuel assembly being the respective offsets of the holding grids in a transverse plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
- the camera has an optical axis forming an angle of between 10 ° and 40 ° with respect to the vertical at the moment of shooting; the camera and the assembly of nuclear fuel at the moment of shooting are spaced from each other by a distance of between 1 meter and 4 meters in a horizontal plane;
- the nuclear fuel assembly comprises two extreme holding grids located near opposite ends of the nuclear fuel rods, and a plurality of intermediate holding grids distributed between the two extreme holding grids, the graphical analysis step; of the view includes the following substeps: . materialize on the view at least one substantially longitudinal reference line extending from one extreme grid to the other extreme grid; .
- the holding grids or the fuel rods near the holding grids bear respective visual marks substantially aligned longitudinally when said holding grids are not offset transversely, the reference line passing through the visual references relating to the two holding grids extremes, the transverse offset of each intermediate holding grid being determined by estimating on the view the transverse offset between the visual cue relative to said intermediate holding grid and the reference line;
- the nuclear fuel assembly comprises upper and lower ends, the magnitude relative to the deformation of the nuclear fuel assembly being the rotation of the upper and lower ends relative to one another about the longitudinal direction;
- the camera has an optical axis forming an angle of between 1 ° and 10 ° with respect to the vertical at the moment of shooting;
- the camera and the nuclear fuel assembly at the time of shooting are spaced from each other by a distance of less than 1 meter in a horizontal plane;
- the upper and lower ends have respective geometric lines determined normally parallel to each other when the upper and lower ends do not rotate with respect to each other about the longitudinal direction, the step of graphic analysis of the view comprising the following sub-steps:
- the camera has a specific optical axis, a window being placed on the free surface and interposed on the optical axis of the camera.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic representation in elevation of a fuel assembly having a deformation by longitudinal curvature
- FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic representation, in plan view, of the respective positions of the upper and lower ends of the assembly of FIG. 1, highlighting the torsional deformation of the fuel assembly materialized by the rotation of the two end pieces relative to each other
- - Figure 3 is a partial schematic representation in top view of a pool of a nuclear reactor, in which were installed the equipment necessary for the implementation of the evaluation method according to the invention
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the pool of FIG. 3 showing a fuel assembly in the position intended for the measurement of torsion;
- FIG. 5 shows a view taken by the camera of FIG. 3 in order to determine the longitudinal curvature of a fuel assembly, two reference lines having been materialized on either side of the lateral face of the nuclear fuel assembly;
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a detail of FIG. 5, showing the transverse offset of a holding grid;
- FIG. 7 is a view taken by the camera of FIG. 3 for determining the relative rotation of the upper and lower ends;
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the areas of the view of Figure 7 showing the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle, geometric lines having materialized on these areas to determine the relative angle between the two ends.
- the method that will be described aims to determine the longitudinal curvature
- a light water reactor nuclear fuel assembly 1 comprises a plurality of longitudinally elongate fuel rods 3, top and bottom endpieces 5 and 7 and grids 9 for holding the fuel.
- pencils 3 contain pellets of nuclear fuel. They are arranged parallel to each other, in a regular pattern, typically a square pitch pattern.
- the assembly 1 is generally of parallelepipedal shape and then has four lateral faces.
- the upper and lower ends 5 and 7 are disposed at both ends of the assembly 1 and are secured to one another by a plurality of longitudinal tubes, not shown in Figure 1. These tubes are for example provided for the passage of the rods control clusters of the nuclear reactor.
- the grids 9 are rigidly fixed to the tubes solidarisant the two ends
- the grids 9, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, have a square section. They are delimited by four lateral faces 11, perpendicular to each other.
- the internal space of the grids 9 is divided into a plurality of generally square section cells by a network of internal wafers (not shown). Each pencil 3 is engaged in one of the cells.
- the other grids 9 are evenly distributed between the upper and lower grids along the rods 3.
- the nuclear fuel assemblies 1 are subjected to very high thermal and mechanical stresses in the reactor core. In the long term, these stresses are likely to cause a deformation of the fuel assemblies, in particular a deformation by longitudinal curvature (FIG. 1) and torsional deformation (FIG. 2).
- Assemblies 1 deformed by longitudinal curvature assume a generally arcuate shape, generally with a simple curvature (“C” deformation) or with double curvature (“S” deformation) or even triple curvature (deformation in
- the assemblies 1 have an arrow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the assembly.
- the arrow is typically several millimeters and can go up to more than ten millimeters.
- the offset is more pronounced for the intermediate grids lying longitudinally in the center of the assembly when the assembly is deformed at "C". These offsets are materialized by the gaps e1, e2 and e3 between the lateral faces 11 and a fictitious line I extending from the lower grid 9 to the upper grid 9.
- the offset is more pronounced for the intermediate grids 9 lying longitudinally in the upper half or in the lower half of the assembly when the assembly 1 is deformed to "S".
- the torsional deformation illustrated in Figure 2, corresponds to an overall torsion of the assembly 1 about a longitudinal axis materialized by a rotation of the upper end 5 and lower 7 relative to each other. This twist may or may not be accompanied by an offset of the two end pieces relative to each other in a transverse plane.
- the ends 5 and 7 have perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the square sections, and are delimited laterally by four faces 13 perpendicular to each other. Due to the relative rotation between the two ends, the respective lateral faces 13 of the end pieces are inclined relative to each other in plan view.
- the offset of the grids 9 is measured in two directions perpendicular to two adjacent lateral faces of the assembly 1.
- the measurements of shifting of the grids 9 and of relative rotation between the end pieces 5 and 7 are performed, as shown in FIG. 3, on an assembly 1 disposed in a pool 12 of the nuclear reactor, for example the pool for deactivating the fuel building.
- the measuring device used comprises:
- the camera 15 is a digital camera whose resolution is of the order of 10 million pixels.
- the apparatus 15 is placed above the surface 20 of the pool water 12. It is not immersed.
- the device 17 for holding the camera 15 in position is rigidly fixed to a lip 25 of the swimming pool. It makes it possible to adjust the height of the camera 15 above the surface 20 of the water, and also its position in a horizontal plane. In addition, the lens of the camera 15 is turned towards the bottom of the pool. The device 17 makes it possible to adjust the orientation of the optical axis of the camera 15 substantially in all directions directed towards the bottom of the pool 12.
- the porthole 19 is a circular cup made of a transparent material, for example a transparent plastic material such as Plexiglas®. It has a diameter of several tens of centimeters, for example 60 cm.
- the porthole is placed on the surface of the water where it sinks slightly under its own weight.
- the bottom 27 of the porthole 19 is positioned a few centimeters below the surface 20 of the water.
- the door 19 also has an erected edge 29 surrounding the bottom 27.
- the means 21 for holding the door 19 in position comprise for example a rigid arm attached to the lip 25 at one end and fixed to the port 19 by its opposite end. This device and the slight depression of the porthole 19 under its own weight make it possible to avoid the oscillation (pitching, rolling ...) of the porthole under the effect of waves crossing the pool 12.
- the systems 23 comprise for example a microcomputer, connected to the camera 15 by a digital line 31.
- the microcomputer is able to control the camera 15, and in particular to trigger the shooting. Furthermore, the microcomputer is able to control the transfer of the digital files of each shot from the camera 15 to an internal memory, and to display the views on a screen so as to check the quality.
- the systems 23 may comprise another microcomputer, equipped with graphical analysis means for determining the shift of the grids and the relative rotation of the tips 5, 7 from views taken by the camera 15. This computer may also to be the same as that which controls the camera 15.
- the measuring device may also include projectors 24 for illuminating the assemblies 1 during shooting.
- a first step we take two series of views of the assembly to be characterized, a series for estimating the offset of the grids, and the other for the estimation of the rotation between ferrules.
- the assembly 1 to be characterized is grasped by a crane (not shown), with the aid of a handling tool, and is brought to the position 33 (see FIG. 3) provided for measuring the shift of the grids. At this position, the upper end 5 of the assembly 1 is located about 3 meters below the surface of the water ( Figure 4).
- the camera 15 and the assembly 1, in a horizontal direction, are separated from each other by a distance of between 1 meter and 4 meters, preferably between 2 and 3 meters.
- the optical axis of the camera 15 is oriented downwards, and forms with the vertical an angle of between 10 ° and 40 °, preferably between 20 ° and 30 °.
- a first side face of the assembly is turned towards the camera 15.
- the orientation of the optical axis of the camera 15 and the horizontal distance between the assembly 1 and the camera 15 are chosen so that the entire side face of the assembly 1 facing the apparatus 15 is shown in the views taken by the apparatus 15. as shown in FIG. 4, the position of the window 19 is adjusted so that the bottom 27 of the window 19 is interposed on the optical path between the camera 15 and the lateral face of the assembly 1 to be photographed .
- the assembly 1 remains suspended to the traveling crane by a handling tool 34. Before taking a view of the first side face of the assembly, it is expected that the assembly is stabilized at the position 33, and in particular that it is no longer animated by a rocking motion at the end of the tool 34.
- an operator commands the camera 15 through the systems 23 to take a view of the first lateral face of the assembly 1.
- the nuclear fuel assembly 1 is then rotated a quarter of a turn by means of the traveling crane so as to turn a second lateral face of the nuclear fuel assembly 1 15. The assembly 1 remains in position 33. After stabilization of the assembly, the operator commands the camera 15 to take a view of the second side face of the fuel assembly 1 .
- the same procedure may be repeated until the camera has taken at least one view of satisfactory quality of at least two adjacent side faces of the fuel assembly 1.
- the nuclear fuel assembly 1 is then moved, with the aid of the traveling crane, to the position 35 (see FIG. 3) provided for the images intended for the evaluation of the overall torsion of assembly around its longitudinal axis.
- the upper nozzle In this position 35, the upper nozzle is located about 3 meters under water.
- the distance between the camera 15 and the assembly 1 is between 50 cm and 1 m, and is for example 70 cm.
- the optical axis of the camera 15 forms an angle between
- the window 19 is disposed at such a position that the bottom 27 is interposed on the optical path between the camera 15 and the nuclear fuel assembly 1 to be characterized.
- the horizontal distance between the camera 15 and the assembly 1, and the orientation of the optical axis, are chosen so that the entire side face of the assembly 1 facing the camera 15 is shown on the views taken.
- the operator takes at least one view of at least one side face of the nuclear fuel assembly 1, after stabilization of the assembly 1.
- the corresponding digital file is transferred via the digital line 31 to the systems 23 and the operator controls the quality of the view (s) on the screen.
- a second step the digital files of the views taken are analyzed, in order to determine the shift of the grids and the relative rotation between the tips. This operation is performed either on the systems 23 which control the camera 15 or on another microcomputer.
- the procedure is as follows. First, a view of a first side face of the assembly is analyzed. As shown in FIG. 5, two longitudinal lines 37 and 39 are drawn on said face by means of graphic analysis software. Each of the straight lines 37 and 39 extends from the upper grid 9 to the lower grid 9. The straight line 37 is situated to the left of the first lateral face of the assembly, near the two leftmost fuel rods 3. Symmetrically, the line 39 is located to the right of the first side face, and passes near the two rods 3 located furthest to the right.
- the operator stalls an upper end of the straight line 37 on a reference of the upper side face 11 of grid 9 or fuel rods 3 near the left end of the grid 9 upper.
- this mark is for example the middle of the space between the peripheral fuel rod 3 and the immediately adjacent pencil 3, or the inner edge of the peripheral pencil, or the hollow of the grid fin ...
- the lower end of the line 37 is calibrated on the equivalent mark near the left end of the lower grid 9.
- the straight line 37 is rectilinear and extends continuously from the upper grid 9 to the lower grid 9.
- the line 39 is drawn in the same way and is keyed on the equivalent marks located near the right end of the grids 9 upper and lower of the first side face.
- the shift of the grid 9 to the right or to the left of the view is determined graphically with respect to line 37 and with respect to line 39.
- the pins 40 are used, for example, as shown more particularly in FIG. 6, the ends of the inner plates separating the cells in which the peripheral fuel rod 3 and the immediately adjacent rod 3 are housed. These marks, when the fuel assembly 1 is not deformed, are all aligned longitudinally with the corresponding marks of the upper grid 9 and the lower grid 9.
- the shift with respect to the line 37 of the reference mark 40 is determined.
- the number of pixels separating the marker 40 from the line is counted on the view of the first lateral face.
- the number of pixels separating the straight line 39 from the equivalent reference mark located near the right end of the upper and lower grids 9 of the first lateral face is evaluated. It is also measured, at each of the intermediate grids 9 and possibly at the level of the upper and lower grids 9, the spacing between the lines 37 and 39, in number of pixels.
- the theoretical spacing between the two lines 37 and 39 is known.
- the distance between the straight lines 37 and 39 is 189 mm, in the case where the marks 40 of FIG. 6 are used. Knowing, at each grid 9, the number of pixels between lines 37 and 39 and the theoretical width between the two lines, we can calculate the width corresponding to each pixel.
- This pixel-by-pixel datum makes it possible to convert, for each grid 9, the spacings of the marks 40 relative to the lines 37 and 39 measured in pixels, in estimated deviations in millimeters.
- the spacing measured on the first lateral face of the assembly 1 corresponds to the average between the two spacings estimated above, namely the distance from the line 37 and the distance from the right 39.
- the same procedure is repeated for a view of at least one other side face of the assembly, adjacent to the first.
- the line 43 is drawn along the lower edge of the face 13. The angle ⁇ 1 is then measured between the lines 41 and 43.
- a line 45 along the horizontal of the view we draw near the lower end 7 a line 45 along the horizontal of the view.
- a straight line 47 is also drawn along a characteristic geometrical line of the lower end-piece 7.
- the geometrical lines 43 and 47 are chosen so that, in the absence of rotation between the upper end 5 and the lower end 7, the lines 43 and 47 are parallel to each other.
- the geometric line 43 corresponds to the lower edge of the upper end piece 5
- for the line 47 is chosen a line which appears sufficiently clearly in the view.
- the upper edge of the lower nozzle 7 is too fuzzy to draw a precise geometric line. This edge could be used if the view was very clear.
- the evaluation method includes a step of placing the assembly to be characterized in a volume of water, a step of placing a camera out of the volume of water, above the free surface of this volume of water, and taking at least one view of at least one side face of the nuclear fuel assembly, and a step of graphic analysis of the view. Since the camera is not immersed, but stays out of the water, it is quickly put in place. Similarly, the equipment to set it up and guide it is greatly simplified. The time required to take pictures is short, so that the nuclear fuel assembly handling bridge is immobilized only for a short time. In the case where the controls are carried out during an operation of unloading and reloading the core of a nuclear reactor, the shutdown period of the reactor is shortened.
- the elements to maintain and orient the camera 15 are not immersed, and therefore should not undergo extensive decontamination at the end of the operation.
- the camera is less exposed to radiation, and its life is longer than that of a submerged camera moved along the assemblies to be characterized.
- the invention relates to a method for evaluating a characteristic quantity of the longitudinal curvature of a nuclear fuel assembly, the assembly comprising nuclear fuel rods, two extreme holding grids located near opposite ends of the nuclear fuel rods, and a plurality of intermediate holding grids distributed between the two extreme holding grids, the method comprising:
- a step of shooting at least two lateral faces of the nuclear fuel assembly for each face, a step of materialization on the view of at least one substantially longitudinal reference line extending from one extreme grid to the other extreme grid;
- This method can be used with a device placed out of the water volume, but also with a device placed under water. It has the advantage that it is not necessary, in order to evaluate the transverse offset of each grid, to use a plumb bob disposed near the nuclear fuel assembly or a tape measure disposed along the assembly. The process is particularly accurate when one draws two lines of reference on the view, one on the right and the other on the left, the two lines having a known spacing.
- the orientation of the optical axis of the camera and the spacing between the apparatus and the nuclear fuel assembly are chosen so that the entire side face of the assembly figure on the view. This increases the accuracy of the measurement. It would be possible to take two views, for example one of the upper part and one of the lower part of the nuclear fuel assembly. However, this would lead to poorer accuracy for offset estimates.
- the invention independent of the first two, relates to a method for evaluating a characteristic quantity of the torsion of the fuel assembly estimated from the rotation of the upper and lower ends relative to each other.
- This method is particularly convenient because it is possible to use views made by a camera placed above the water volume of the pool where is placed the assembly to be characterized.
- the process described above can have multiple variants. To increase the accuracy of the process, it is possible not to be limited to the number of shots strictly necessary to evaluate the lateral deformation of the fuel assembly 1 (a view of two adjacent lateral faces) and the overall torsion assembly (only one view).
- each side face of the assembly it is possible for each side face of the assembly, to take several partial views and not a view encompassing the entire side face. This, however, is detrimental to the accuracy of the evaluation of the offset of the holding grids or torsion.
- the offset of lateral grids it is possible to perform the graphical analysis by drawing a single line on the lateral face of the assembly.
- the estimation of the width of a pixel is performed by calculation taking as a reference a known dimension of the assembly, for example the total width of the grid.
- the angles between the optical axis of the camera and the vertical and the distances between the assembly and the camera may be different from those mentioned above. They are a function of the characteristics of the lens used in the camera and the dimensions of the fuel assembly to be characterized.
- the description of the invention was made with respect to a fuel assembly for a water reactor type light water reactor pressurized.
- the method described is also applicable to pressurized water reactors of the WER (Vodaa Vodiannee Energititscherski Reactor) type, for which the hexagonal network of the fuel assembly requires making at least three views in order to estimate the offset of the grids: one of each of three adjacent lateral faces of the assembly perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. It is also applicable to fuel assemblies for boiling water reactors (REB or BWR) and more generally for any underwater control of a fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor.
- the method described above makes it possible to estimate the offset of the grids in a transverse plane with an accuracy of about 2 mm in each of the directions. It also makes it possible to measure the torsion of the assembly between the upper and lower ends with an accuracy of approximately 2 °.
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