Study on the difference between B4C powder and B4C pellet regarding the eutectic reaction with stainless steel

Z Hong, Z Ahmed, M Pellegrini, H Yamano… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of Generation IV Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) faces a crucial
challenge concerning Core Disruptive Accidents (CDAs). The eutectic reaction between …

Normal spectral emissivity, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of type 316 austenitic stainless steel containing up to 10 mass% B4C in a liquid state

H Fukuyama, H Higashi, H Yamano - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The normal spectral emissivity, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of type 316
austenitic stainless steel (SS) containing B 4 C in the liquid state were experimentally …

Study on eutectic melting behavior of control rod materials in core disruptive accidents of sodium-cooled fast reactors:(1) project overview and progress until 2019

H Yamano, T Takai, T Furukawa… - International …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
One of the key issues in a core disruptive accident (CDA) evaluation in sodium-cooled fast
reactors is eutectic reactions between boron carbide (B4C) and stainless steel (SS) as well …

Effect of B4C addition on the solidus and liquidus temperatures, density and surface tension of type 316 austenitic stainless steel in the liquid state

H Fukuyama, H Higashi, H Yamano - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of B 4 C addition on the solidus and liquidus temperatures of type 316 austenitic
stainless steel (SS), and on the density and surface tension of molten SS, were …

Raman spectroscopy of eutectic melting between boride granule and stainless steel for sodium-cooled fast reactors

H Fukai, M Furuya, H Yamano - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
To understand the eutectic reaction mechanism and the relocation behavior of the core
debris is indispensable for the safety assessment of core disruptive accidents (CDAs) in …

Eutectic melting and relocation behavior of B4C pellet-stainless steel under radiative heating

Z Ahmed, AK Sharma, M Pellegrini, H Yamano… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Evaluating severe accidents in Generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs) is
challenging due to the eutectic reaction between boron carbide (B 4 C) and stainless steel …

Radiation Heating Effects on B4C-SS Eutectic Melting and Its Relocation Behaviour

Z Ahmed, AK Sharma, M Pellegrini, H Yamano… - Arabian Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
The advancement of sodium-cooled fast reactors (generation IV) faces a critical challenge
related to core disruptive accidents. A primary issue is the boron carbide (B4C) and stainless …

Study on eutectic melting behavior of control rod materials in core disruptive accidents of sodium-cooled fast reactors:(2) kinetic study on eutectic reaction process …

S Kikuchi, T Takai, H Yamano… - International …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The eutectic reaction between boron carbide (B4C) and stainless steel (SS) is one of the
most important phenomena when considering the core disruptive accident (CDA) in a …

Kinetic study on eutectic reaction between boron carbide and stainless steel by differential thermal analysis

S Kikuchi, K NAKAMURA, H YAMANO - Mechanical Engineering …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In a postulated severe accidental condition of sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), the eutectic
reaction between boron carbide (B4C) as control rod element and stainless steel (SS) as …

Thermophysical properties of austenitic stainless steel containing boron carbide in a solid state

T Takai, T Furukawa, H Yamano - Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In a core disruptive accident scenario, boron carbide, which is used as a control rod
material, may melt below the melting temperature of stainless steel owing to the eutectic …