Removal of bond sodium from Fermi-1 blanket assemblies using a melt-drain-evaporate process
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Herrmann, Steven D. (ORCID:0000000293734913)↗
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Charboneau, Joey A.
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Improving Experimental Design through Uncertainty Analysis
In this paper, the development of a fission-gas collecting and physical-analysis-enabling instrument was proposed for small-volume determination. Analysis specifications require a design capable of accurately and repeatably determining volumes in the range of 0.07–2.5 mL. This system relies on a series of gas expansions originating from a cylinder with known internal volume. The combined gas law is used to derive the unknown volumes from these expansions. Initial system designs included one of two known volumes, 11.85 ± 0.34 mL and 5.807 ± 0.078 mL, with a manifold volume of 32 mL. Results obtained from modeling this system’s operation showed that 0.07 mL can be determined with a relative expanded uncertainty greater than 300% (k = 2) for a single replicate, which was unacceptable for the proposed experimental design. Initial modeling showed that the volume connecting the known volume and rodlet, i.e., the manifold volume, and the sensitivity of the pressure sensor were key contributors to the expanded uncertainty of the measured rodlet volume. The system’s design limited the available options for pressure sensors, so emphasis was placed on the design of the manifold volume. The final system design reduced the manifold volume to 17 mL. These changes in design, combined with replicate analysis, were able to reduce the relative expanded uncertainty by ±12% (k = 2) for the 0.07 mL volume.
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Report on Hydrogen Content Measurements of Yttrium Hydrides
This report describes the hydrogen content measurements of yttrium samples as irradiated at Advanced Test Reactor as part of the Microreactor Program. Irradiated samples were prepared at the facilities of Analytical Research Laboratory (ARL) of Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC). Hydrogen content measurements were performed on reduced size specimens using an inert gas fusion analyzer. For a single sample, replicate samples were prepared and tested to improve statistics of results. Uncertainty analyses were conducted using two approaches to determine the hydrogen content variations in the samples. Hydrogen content of irradiated specimens were both lower and higher than the expected values, indicating stoichiometry variations. Hydrogen was detected in all samples, even for the cracked capsule’s specimens. Results also suggested a potential hydrogen redistribution is present between samples inside the capsules.
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