Securing the Safe Performance of Graphite Reactor Cores Book

Part A General Introduction

A Look into the Past - How it all Began Derek Dominey Dominey, Derek 3

The Development and Application of a Protocol for the Validation of Core Component Condition Assessment Prediction Methods Iain Roberson Roberson, Iain 12

Part B Assessing Core Behaviour and Methodologies

Application of Whole Core Modelling Methodology with Representative Core Loading to Life Extension of AGR Graphite Cores Calum Powrie Powrie, Calum 23

Assessment Methodologies for Simulation of Control Rod Movements in an Ageing Graphite Core Neil McLachlan McLachlan, Neil 29

IMAPS - A System for Managing Graphite Core Information Stephen D. J. McArthur McArthur, Stephen D. J. 37

On Non Smooth Contact Dynamics Methodology for the Behaviour Assessment of Discontinuous Blocky Assemblies Tomasz Koziara Koziara, Tomasz 44

Two Dimensional Analysis of AGR Core using a Super-Element Technique Graham B Heys Heys, Graham B 52

The Applicability of the Equivalent Temperature Concept for the Correlation of Graphite Dimensional Change Behaviour in Magnox Reactor Cores John F. B. Payne Payne, John F. B. 60

Underwriting the Weight Loss Limit for Graphite in AGR Power Stations Peter J. Geering Geering, Peter J. 69

Part C Surveillance and Test Methods

BETA: A System for Automated Intelligent Analysis of Fuel Grab Load Trace Data for Graphite Core Condition Monitoring Dave Towle Towle, Dave 79

Volumetric Inspection of Reactor Core Graphite Using Eddy Currents Matthew Brown Brown, Matthew 88

A Statistical Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of PGA Graphite Samples taken from Magnox Nuclear Reactors Barry J. Marsden Marsden, Barry J. 95

Understanding AGR Graphite Brick Cracking using Physical Understanding and Statistical Modelling Alan G. Steer Steer, Alan G. 103

Development of Dynamic Young's Modulus Test Setup for Irradiated and Oxidised Graphite Onne Wouters Wouters, Onne 111

Stress Measurment in Porous Graphite at Different Scale Lengths David J. Smith Smith, David J. 118

Mechanical and Thermal Property Measurements on AGR Core Graphite Using Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry John G. Gravenor Gravenor, John G. 127

Pile Grade A Graphite - Poisson's Ratio Colin D. Elcoate Elcoate, Colin D. 135

Derivation of Dimensional Change Behaviour from Irradiated Brick Geometry John F. B. Payne Payne, John F. B. 144

Biaxial Testing: Appropriate for Mechanical Characterisation? Gareth B. Neighbour Neighbour, Gareth B. 152

Part D Prediction of Component Performance

The Development of a Microstructural Model to Evaluate the Irradiation Induced Property Changes in IG-110 Graphite using X-ray Tomography Kazuhiro Sawa Sawa, Kazuhiro 163

A Consideration of the Effect of Radiolytic Oxidation on Fracture Behaviour of Reactor Core Graphites Peter E. J. Flewitt Flewitt, Peter E. J. 171

Stress Concentration Factors for Magnox Moderator Graphite Martin Lamb Lamb, Martin 178

Using First Principles Calculations to Estimate Thermal Properties of Graphite and its Defects Malcolm Heggie Heggie, Malcolm 185

Irradiation Induced Creep in Nuclear Graphite - Present Status and Near Future Activities Gerd Haag Haag, Gerd 193

Part E Plant Performance

Continuing Development of the Quarter Scale Core Rig to Support the Safe Performance of Graphite Reactor Cores Neil McLachlan McLachlan, Neil 203

The Effect of Reactor Parameters on AGR Refuelling at Hinkley Point B James Reed Reed, James 210

Part F Graphite Reactor Decommissioning

Twenty-First Century Solutions to the Graphite Dismantling and Radwaste Problems David Bradbury Bradbury, David 221

Should Subjective Risk be taken into Account in the Design Process for Graphite Disposal? Robert Price Price, Robert 229

The Location of Radioisotopes in British Experimental Pile Grade Zero Graphite Waste Anthony J. Wickham Wickham, Anthony J. 242

Radioactive Gas Generation and Containment in ILW Repositories Michael A. Hicks Hicks, Michael A. 249

Author Index 257

Subject Index 258