ML20150A798
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TRTR-4 INDEX PAGE.
1.0 SC0PE.....................................................
1 2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS......................................
4 3.0 REQUIREMENTS..............................................
6 4.0 M AT E R I AL S OF CON ST R UCT ION.................................
20 5.0 T EST AND INSPECT ION R EQU IR EMENT S..........................
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6.0 DATA AND RECOR05..........................................
24 7.0 PACKAG'ING AND SHIPPING....................................
25 8.0 ACC EP T A NC E IN SP E C T ION.....................................
26 TABLE TABLE 1........................................................
27 FIGURE FIGUPE 1.......................................................
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6-TRTR-4 1.0 SCOPE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
THIS SPECIFICATION DETAILS THE MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, TESTING, INSPECTION, AND QUALITY F.ONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FADRICATION OF FUEL ELEMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH REACTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.
I.2 DEFINITIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIFICATION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS ARE IDENTIFIED:
1.2.1 BATCH.
A QUANTITY OF UA1x PRODUCED AT ONE OPERATION.
I.2.2 BILLET.
THE FUEL COMPACT, PICTURE FRAME, AND COVER PLATES, ASSEMBLED TCGETHER FOR HOT ROLLING.
1.2.3 BLENDED TO MIX UR MINGLE CONSTITUENTS OF A BATCH.
1 1.2.4 CLADDING.
THE A:.UMINUM COVERS BONDED TO THE FUEL LORE AND THE PICTURE FRAME.
1.2.5 CONTROLLED UORK AREA.
A WORK AREA TO WHICH ACCESS OF PERSONNEL, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS IC LIMITED AND PHYSICALLf CONTROLLEO.
TEMPORARY ENCLOSURES MAY BE USED WHERE ADJACENT ACTIVITIES PRODUCE CONTAMINATION WHICH IS DETDIMENIAL TO THE J00.
1.2.6 DEVELO3 MENT.
A DETERhlNATION OF PROCESSES, EQUIPMENT, AND PARAMETERS REQUIPED TO PRODUCE A PRODUCT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SPECIFICATION.
1.0.7 Ct0GBONE AREA._
THICKENING OF FUEL CORE NFAR ENDS OF FUEL CORE.
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TRTR-4 1.2.8 DUMMY FUEL ELEMENT.
AN ELEMENT C0hSISTING Cf bnFUELED SIMULATf.D FUEL PLATES.
1.2.9 FAILURE.
THE CONDITION WHERE THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS APPEARS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL OR DAMAGE TO FUEL PLATES OR FUEL ELEMENTS OR BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT CAUSES DEL AYS At:D/0R EXCESSIVE COST.
1.2.10 FUEL COMPACT.
A QUANTITY OF URANIUM ALUMINIDE POWDER, COLD COMPACTED BY PRESSING INTO A SOLID BLOCK FOR ASSEMBLY INTO BILLETS FOR HOT ROLL AND COLD ROLL INTO FUEL PLATES.
1HE COMPACTS ARE ENCASED IN FR AMES AND COVER PLATES TD FORM THE BILLET.
1.2.11 FUEL CORE.
THE URANIUM BEARING REGION OF EACH FUEL PLATE.
THE TERM ' CORE' IS ALSO USED IN THIS SPECIFICATION TO MEAN FUEL CORE.
1.2.12 FUEL ELEMENT.
AN ASSEMBLY OF FUEL PLATES AhD HARDWARE COMPONENTS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4.
THE TERN ' ELEMENT' IS ALSO USED IN THIS SPECIFICATION TO MEAN FUEL ELEMENT.
1.2.13 FUEL PLATE _.
THE FUEL CORE COMPLETE WITH ALUMINUM FRAME AND CLADDING.
THE TERM ' PLATE' IS ALSO USED IN THIS SPECIFICAION TO MEAN FUEL PLATE.
1.2.14 IN-PROCESS CONTROLS.,
INSPECTION AND TESTS MADE DURING PRODUCTION TO ENSURE 1 HAT THE MANUFACTURING PROEESSES, EQUIP-MENT, AND PERSONNEL ARE PRODUCING A PRODUCT MEETING SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.
1.2.15 LOT. A GROUP OF SEQUENTIALLY HUMBERED PIECES HANDLED AS A UNIT OF MATERI AL TR ACEABLE TO A COMMON PROCESSING STEP.
A LOT OF FUEL PLATES IS GENERALLY 24 PLATES.
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TRTR-4 1.2.16 hANUFACTURING.
ALL FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, TEST.
INSPECTION, AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCESSES.
1.2.17 PICTURE FRAME.
THE WINDOW SHaiED ALUMINUM FR AME WHICH HOLDS THE FUEL COMPACT.
1.2.18 PRODUCTION THAT PHASE OF THE PROGRAM, FOLLOWING 2
QUALIFICATION, DURING WHICH THE PRODUCT IS IN MANUF ACTURE.
1.2.19 PURCHASER.
E G 1 G IDAHO INC.
1.2.20 QUALIFICATION.
A DOCUMENTED DEMONSTRATION, APPROVED BY THE PURCHASER THAT THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL CAN PRODUCE A FRODUCT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SPEC IF IC AT ION.
1.2.21 QUALITY CONTROL.
THE fAMPLING PLANS, INSPECTIONS, AND TESTS REQUIRED DURING PRODUCTION TO ASSURE THAT THE PRODUCT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SPECIFICATION.
1.2.22 REJECTION.
REFUSAL OF ACCEPTANCE OF MATERI ALS, PARTS, COMPONENTS, OR ASSEMBLY PRODUCTS AS PART OF THE CONTRACT PE-QUIREMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THIS
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SPECIFICATION.
A DEMONSTRATION THAT A SINGLE OR GROUP OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL CAN PRODUCE A PRODUCT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SPECIFICATION AFTER THE ORIGINAL QUALIFICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND BECOMES INV AL ID.
1.2.24 SPECIFir.o!;d, ALL PARTS AND ATTACHEMENTS TO THIS DOCUMEN'; iTS PEFERENCES, DRAWINGS, AND STANDARDE, AS MAY BE MODIFIED FF0n TIME TO TIME BT CONTRACTUAL DDCUhENT.
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TRTR-4 1.2.25 ETR AY FUEL P ART ICLEj2 ISOLATED FUEL PARTICLES DETACHED FROM THE FUEL CORE AND LOCATED OUTSIDE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CORE OUTLINE.
1.2.2G SUBTIER SUPPLIER.
ANY VENDOR SELECTED BY THE SUPPLIER TO FURNISH MATERIALS, SERVICES, OR MANUFACTURED PARTS TO THE
- SUPPLIER, 1.2.27 SUPPLIER.
THE PRIMARY VENDOR SELECTED BY E G 1 G IDAHO INC. TO MANUFACTURE THE PRODUCT.
1.2.28 USER, UNIVERSITY fif MISSOURI Rf 3EARCH REACTOR FACILITY (MURR).
2.0 APPLICABLE DDCUMENTS 2.1 APPLICABL_E. DOCUMENTS THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED HEREIN FORM A PART OF THIS SPECIFICATION. WHERE THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE DOCUMENTS CITED AND THE LATEST REVISION. THEREOF, THE SUPPLIER SHALL NOTIFT THE PURCHASER OF THE CONFLICI AND USE THE LATEST REVISION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED, BY THE PURCHASER.
2.1.1 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATER IALS ASTM A 276 ST AINLESS AND HE AT-RESISTING STEEL BARS AND SHAPES.
ASTM B 26 ALUMINUM-ALLOY SAND CASTING ASTM B 209 ALUMINUn-ALLOY SHEET AND PLATE (00-A-250/11 EQUIVALENT)
ASin B 211 ALUnINUn-ALLOY E ARS, RODS,.*ND WIRE (QQ-A-225/8 EQUIVALENT) 4
TRTR-4 ASTM B 221 ALUMINUM-ALLOT EXTRUDED BARS, RODS, WIRE,SNAPES, AND TUBES. (QQ-A-200/8 EQUIVALENT)
ASTM I 618 ALUMINUM-ALLOT INVESTMENT CASTING ASTM E 8 MENTODS OF TENSION TESTING OF METALLIC MATERIALS.
2.1.2 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECNANICAL ENGINEERS.
ANS I Y-14.5 DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING FOR ENGINEERING DRAWINGS.
ANSI B 46.1 SURFACE TEXTURE.
2.1.3 DRAWINGS.
409406 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI TEST RESEARCH TRAINING REACTOR 4, MURR FUEL PLATE.
409407 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI TEST RESEARCH TRAINING REACTOR 4, MURR UAIx FUEL ELEMENT.
2.1.4 NILITARY STANDARDS.
MIL-Q-9858A QUALITY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
MIL-C-45662 CALIBR ATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
MIL-STD-453 RADIOGRAPH INSPECTION.
MIL-STD-120 GAGE INSPECTION.
MIL-STD-105D SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR l
INSPECTION ATTRIBUTES.
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TRTR-4 2.1.0 AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
AWS A5.10 ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-ALLOY WELDING RODS AND BARE ELECTRODES.
AWS A5.9 CORROSION-RESISTIhG CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEEL WELDING RODS AND BARE ELECTRODES.
2.1.6 E G 1 G IDAHO INC.
TRTR-10 SPECIFICATION FOR ENRICHED U-METAL FOR UA1x REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS.
TRTR-12 SPECIFICATION FOR REACTOR GRADE URANIUM-ALUMINIDE (UA1x) POWDER.
TRTR-15 SPECIFICATION FOR
-dMINUM POWDER FOR MATRIX MATER IAL IN TRT R;n_ (OR FUEL.
E G 1 G 7022A CLEANLINESS ACCEPTANCE LEVELS FOR NUCLEAR OR NON-NUCLEAR SERVICE COMPONENTS.
IN-F-9-ATR SPECIFICATION FOR ADVANCED TEST REACTOR, MARK VII ZONE LOADED FUEL ELEMENTS.
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3.1 RECORDS AND REPORTS.
l 3.1.1 THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLICABLE IF NOT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PURCHASER.
TWO (2) COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING DATA AND RECORDS SHALL l
BE SUPPLIED TO THE PURCHASER PRIOR TO FABRICATION OF THE INITIAL FUEL ELEMENT, FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
ONE (1) INFOR M AT ION COPY WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE USER BY THE SUPPLIER.
3.1.1(1)
ALL SHOP DRAWINGS OF FUEL ELEMENT COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLIES TO BE USED IN THE FABRICATION OF THE FUEL ELEMENT.
3.1.1(2)
INTEGR ATED MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION TEST PLAN.
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TRTR-4 3.1.1(3) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AS TO THE HANNER BY WHICH THE SUPPLIER PROPOSES TO ASSIGN FUEL PLATE U235 CONTENT.
INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION MUST BE SAMPLING, ANALYTICAL, AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES, AND A STATEMENT AS TO THE ESTIMATED ABSOLUTE ACCURACY OF THE ASSIGNED FUEL PLATE AND FUEL ELEMENT U235 CONTENT.
3.1.1(4)
PROCEDURE FOR VOID FRACTION DETERMINATION FOR FUEL PLATES 1, 2, 23, 24, IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3.3.1(1).
3.1.2 CONCURRENTLY WITH OR PRIOR TO THE SHIPMENT OF EACH ITEM, THE SUPPLIER SEALL PROVIDE THE PURCHASER WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
3.1.2(1)
QUALIFICATION DATA PACKAGE.
3.1.2(2)
CERTIFICATION OF MATERIAL COMPLIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENT OF THIS SPECIFICATION INCLUDING ANY CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TEST RESULTS PERTAINING THERET0.
THIS CERTIFICATION AND TEST RESULTS CAN BE KEPT AT THE SUPPLIERS AND IS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO AN E G 1 G REPRESENTITIVE UPON REQUEST.
3.1.2(3)
CERTIFICATION OF PRODUCT COMPLIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 1HIS SPECIFICATION EXCEPT, AS THE CASE nAf BE, FOR PREVIOUS PURCHASER APPROVED DEVIATIONS. SUCH DEVIATIONS TO BE DETAILED IN THE CERTIFICATION.
3.1.2(4)
INSPECTION REPOR TS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5.1.9 3.1.2(5)
FUEL PLATE RADIOGR APHS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5.1.3.
RADIOGRAPHS TO BE SENT TO THE USER.
3.1.2(6)
UT TRACES TO BE SENT TO THE USER.
3.1.3 TWO (2) COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING REPORTS ARE REQUIRED By THIS SPEC IF IC AT ION:
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TRTR-4 3.1.3(1) MONTHLY REPORTS. A MONTHLY REPORT USING LINE OF BALANCE, PERT, OR SIMILAR REPORTING TECHNIQUES DETAILING PROGRAM PROGRESS AGAINST A PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED SCHEDULE SHALL BE SUPPLIED BY THE SUPPLIER TO THE PURCHASER AND USER BY 1HE FIFTEENTH WORKING DAY OF EACH MONTH.
3.1.3(2)
FAILURE NOTIFICATION. DURING PRODUCTION, COMPLETE RECORDS SHALL BE KEPT BY THE SUPPLIER.
IN THE EVEN~ OF A FAILURE, THE TIME, NATURE, DESCRIPTION, CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN, AND PROPOSED FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE PURCHASER WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS AFTER SUCH FAILURE.
3.2 MANUF ACTUR ING PROCEDURES.
ALL PROGRAMS, PROCESSES, AND PROCEDURES, AND ALL CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS THERETO, TO BE USED TO MANUFACTURE THE PRODUCT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PURCHASER PRIOR TO USE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
THESE SHALL INCLUDE:
3.2.1 SUPPLIERS'S CERTIFICATION FOR ALL MATERIAL USED.
3.2.2 IDENTIFICATION OF SUBTIER SUPPLIERS.
3.2.3 THE COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING MATEFIAL, PROCESS, EQUIPMENT, AND TEST PROCEDURES.
3.2.4 ALL FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, CLE ANING, SURF ACE TREATING, HANDLING, AND DEMONSTR ATION F ROCEDURES.
3.2.411)
THE FUEL PLATE FABRICATION PROCEDURES MUST INCLUDE THE PROVISION THAT THE FUEL PLATES WILL BE FIRST HOT ROLLED, THEN COLD ROLLED.
THE FINAL REDUCTION OF THE FUEL PLATE THICKNESS SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY COLD ROLLING AFTER THE FUEL PLATE HAS BEEN BLISTER TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.1.5.
THE FINAL REDUCTION SHALL BE APPROXIMATEL) 5% FOLLOWED BY ANNE ALING IF REQUIRED.
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TRTR-4 3.2.5 ALL TEST, INSPECTION, PRODUCTIC9. AND QUALITY CONIROL PROCEDURES, INCLUDING ALL NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS, AND ALL STANDARDS AND SAMPLE SECTIONING DRAWINGS.
3.2.6 THE IN-PROCESS CONTROLS, SAMPLING PROGRAMS, AND PROCEDURES.
3.2.7 THE QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLING PROGR AM AND PROCEDURES.
3.2.8 ALL REWORK OR REPAIR PROGR AMS AND PROCEDURES.
3.2.9 ALL FINAL INSPECTION, WASHING, PACKAGING, STORAGE, AND SHIPPING PROCEDURES.
3.2.10 ITEMS REQUIRING A MANUFACTURING PLAN AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES ARE UAix POWDER, FUEL PLATE AND FUEL ELEMENT FABRICATION.
3.3 QUAL ITY ASSUR ANCE AN[!_ QUALIFICATION OF FUEL PLATES _ AND FUEL ELEMENTS.
THE SUPPLIER SHALL DOCUMENT, IMPLEMENT, AND MAINTAIN A QUAL.ITY SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH MIL-Q-9856A.
MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTS AND INSPECTION REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION AND IN SECTION 5 SHALL BE CALIBR ATED IN CONFORMANCE WITH MIL-C-45662.
THE SUPPLIER SHALL PERMIT THE PURCHASER TO CONDUCT PRE-AWARD AND CONTINUING EVALVATION OF HIS QUALITY SYSTEh.
PERSONNEL PERFORMING NDE EXAMINATIONS SHALL BE CERTIFIED TO THE SUPPLIERS IMPOSED ST ANDARD FOR NDE AND CERTIFIC ATION DOCUMENT ATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PURCHASER.
PROCEDURES FOR QUALIFICATION FOR PROCESSES, EQUIPMENT, AND OPER ATORS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE PURCHASER FOR ARC MELTING, COnPACTING, BILLET ASSEMBLY, HOT ROLLING, COLD ROLLING, SWAGING, AND FINAL MACHINING.
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TRTR-4 THE SUPPLIER IS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY THE PROCESSES OR PORTIONS OF THE PROCESS, OR BE EXEMPT FROM SAME BY WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASER.
ONLY MATERIALS WHICH COMPLY WITH THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL BE USED.
PLATE QUALIFICATION SHALL BE SATISFIED BY SUPPLIER PRODUCTION OF A MINIMUM NUMBER OF 24 FUEL PLATES OF EACH SIZE, USING UA1x WHICH HAVE A YIELD OF NO LESS THAN 65% ACCEPTABLE FUEL PLATES MEETING THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SPECIFICATION.
3.3.1 ALL FUEL PLATES AND FUEL ELEMENTS SHALL BE INSPECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
3.3.1(1)
FUEL CORE DENSITY.
THE % VOIDS IN THE FUEL CORES OF ALL FUEL PLATES 1, 2, 23, AND 24 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING:
THE PERCENT VOIDS IN THE FUEL CORES OF FUEL PLATES 1,2,23, AND 24 0F EACH ELEMENT SHALL FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF 4.00 TO 11.00.
FAILURE OF PLATES 1,2.23,24 0F ANY ELEMENT TO MEET THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL BE CAUSE FOR REJECTION, THE PERCENT V010S IN A FUEL CORE SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
V1 = VC - Vet X (100%)
Ve WHERE:
V% = PERCENT VOIDS IN FUEL CORE.
Ve = VOLUME OF FUEL CORE.
Vet = CALCULATED THEORETICAL CORE VOLUME.
THE ACTUAL CORE VOLUME SHALL BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Ve = Vp - Wo - We pal WHERE:
Vp = VOLUME OF FUEL PLATE.
Wp = WEIGHT OF FUEL PLATE.
We = WEIGHT OF FUEL CORE.
pal = DENSITY OF ALUMINUM USED FOR FUEL PLATE CLADDING.
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TRTR-4 THE THEORETICAL CORE VOLUME SHALL BE CALCULATED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS. USE EQUATION (II) ONLY IF THE MAJOR CONSTITUENT IS UA13:
Vet =[WUA1xh+WA_1\\
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(PUA1xj (pA1)
WHERE:
WUAix = WEIGHT OF UA1x POWDER USED IN THE FUEL CORE.
WA1
= WEIGHT OF ALUMINUM MATRIX POWDER USED IN THE FUEL CORE.
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pal
= DENSITY 0F ALUMINUM MATRIX POWDER.
pVA1x = DENSITY OF UA1x POWDER.
THE DENSITY OF THE UAix POWDER USED SHALL BE CALUCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
pVA1x (GRAMS /CC) = F2 X (8.14) + F3 X (6.80) + F4 X (5.7).
WHERE:
F2 = WEIGHT FRACTION OF UA12 IN UA1x POWDER.
F3
= WEIGHT FF. ACTION OF UA13 IN UA1x F 0WDER.
F4
= WEIGHT FR ACTION OF UA14 IN UAix POWDER.
THE WEIGHT FRACTIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY X-RAY DIFFRACTION EXAMINATION.
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Vet u
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UA13
+ WxsAl
( ;i Al ) ( 6.8 j' ( 2.7 )
WHERE:
Wf
= WEIGHT OF FUEL POWDER IN CORE (CORRECTED FOR COMPACTING LOSS).
WUA13 = CALCULATED We.IGHT OF UA13 IN CORE.
WxsAl
= CALCULATED WEIGHT OF EXCESS ALUMINUn.
WU
= WEIGHT OF TOTAL URANIUM IN CORE.
Vet
= THE0kET ICAL CORE VOLUME.
We
= CORE WEIGHT.
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= OENSITY OF ALUMINUM F0WDER IN COFE MATRIX.
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TRTR-4 THE SUPPLIER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE PURCHASER FOR APPROVAL THE PROCEDURES USED, DATA, AND RESULT OF VOID FRACTION DETERMINATIONS ON PLATES 1, 2, 23, AND 24 PRIOR TO ANY ELEMENT ASSEMBLY.
3.3.1(2) CLAD-CORE-CLAD DIMENSIONS.
A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) RANDOMLY SELECTED FUEL PLATE WILL BE SECTIONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FIGURE 1 AND EVALUATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE DRAWINGS DURING INITIAL FUEL PLATE QUALIFICATION ONLt.
ONCE THE FUEL PLATE PROCESS IS QUALIFIED, A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) RANDOMLY SELECTED FUEL PLATES PER LOT WILL BE INSPECTED BY ' MIN-CLAD' SC ANNING AT A DEPTH OF 0.010 INCL!EC,
IF ANY ONE OF THE RANDOM SAMPLE FUEL PLATES IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THE ENTIRE LOT WILL BE INSPECTED AT A DEPTH OF O.008 INCHES FOR ACCEPT ANCE.
THE
' MIN-CLAD' CRITERIA IS ESTABLISHED BY THE IN-F-9-ATR SPECIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS.
3.3.1(3)
INTERNAL DEFECTS AND BOND INTEGRITY.
ALL FUEL PLATES PRODUCED SHALL BE EVALUATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(4) BY ULTRASONIC INSPECTION AND BLISTER TESTING OF EACH FUEL PLATE.
ANY INDICATION OF NONBOND, VOIDS, BLISTER, LAMINATION, OR OTHER DISCONTINUITIES IN EXCESS OF 0.06 INCH DIAMETER OVER THE CORE AND 0.12 INCH OVER FRAME REGION, SHALL BE CAUSE FOR REJECTION.
3.3.1(4)
CORE CONFIGURATION.. ALL FUEL PLATES SHALL BE EVALUATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(3) BY THE F ROCEDURE OF SECTION 5.1.4.
3.3.1(5)
SURFACE FINISH AND DEFECTS.
ALL FUEL PLATES SHALL BE EVALUATED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(5) BY THE PROCEDURES OF SECTION 5.1.6.
3.3.1(6)
CLEANL INESS AND SUEF ACE CONTAMINATION.
ALL FUEL PLATES SHALL BE EVALUATED 10 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(6) B) THE PROCEDURES OF SECTION 5.1.8.
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ME.C.H ElCAL_INTEGRIT1 lHF SUFilIER SHALL ASSEM!iLE 1HFFE (3) lHREE INCH LnNG DUMM1 SECTIONS OF H F UEl. LLEMENI.EACH SECiluN SHALL BI EVAL UATED 101HE REQUIREMENTS OF 1HE PROCEDURES OF SECTION 5.1.10.
3.3.1t8)
D.l M E N S. I.ON A_L..THE SUPPLIER SHALL FAbklCATE A DUMMY FUEL ELEMENT WHICH SHALL DE EVALUATED TO THE DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS O SPECIFICATION.
3.3.1(9)
RIVETlHG.
RIVETING OF THE SIDE PLATES 10 THE END H0XES SHALL HE PEF. FORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RIVET MANUFnCTURER'S RECOMMENDA1 IONS.
3.3.1(10) EJJ.D F 11T INGS CLASSIFICATION AND INSPECT 10N OF END FITTINGS 2
SHALL DE F EPFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STO-2170 FOR CLASS 3, GR ADE C CASilNGS.
3.3.2 JN-PR_0 CESS CONTROLS, 1HE SUFfL 1ER SHALL EST ABLISH A PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM WHERED) CHECHS ARE MADE ON mal?)F ACTUR ING PRUCESSES.
OPER AT 10NAL PROCEDURES. INTERMEDIATE PF0 DUCT CHAR ACTER1511C5. AND EQUIPMENT 10 DEMONSTR ATE PROCESS ST ABILIT).THESE IN-PROCESS CONTROLS SHALL INCLUDE HUT NOT NECESSARILY HE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
3.3.2tt)
EVALUATION OF FUEL PLATES WITH REGAPD 10 THF. REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
SEF, TION 3.4.1(2) (HOMOGENE IT Y ) BY THE PROCEDURES OF SECTION 5.1.3.
SECTION 3.4.1(3) (FUEL CORE CONFIGURATION) BY THE PROEEDURES OF SECTION 5.1.4.
i SECTION 3.4.l(5) (SURFACE FINISH AND DEFECTS) HT THE PROCEDURES OF SECTlud 5.1.6.
SECTION 3.4.1(6) (CLEANLINESS) BY THE PROCEDURES OF SECTION 5.2.B.
3.3.?(?)
DFSTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS TO THE REOUlF EMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(4)
AND CL AD-CORE-CL AD DIMENS10NS DY SECi10NING.
IN ACCOPDANCE WIIH FIGUF:t
- 1. A MINIMUM Of UNE (1) FilEL PL ATE PER LUT OF FUEL PL ATES DURING INT!1 AL QUAllF 1C AT ION ONL).
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TRTR-4 3.3.2(3) FABRICATION OF THREE-INCH TEST SPECIFMENS AND PULL TESTS SHALL CONFORM TO SECTION 5.1.10.
A MINIMUM OF THREE SPECIMENS WILL BE TESTED FOR EVERY PRODUCTION RUN OF FUEL ELEMENTS FADRICATED (E.G. FORWARD, CENTER, AND AFT AXIAL LOCATIONS).
SWAGING OF TEST SPECIMENS WILL BE INTERSPERSED IN THE NORMAL PRODUCTION PROCESS WITHOUT PREVIOUS ADJUSTMENT OF THE OPER ATION.
3.3.3 RE0VALIFICATION.
UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE PURCHASER, REQUALIFICATION WILL BE LIMITED TO SWAGING.
PROCESS REQUALIF ICATION SHALL MEET THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS THE ORIGINAL QUALIFICATION. ALL REQUALIFICATION WORK SHALL MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SPECIFICATION UNLESS SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED BY THE PURCHASER.
THE SUPPLIER SHALL NOTIFY THE PURCHASER'S REPRESENTITIVE OF ANY INTENDED REQUALIFICATION WORK, AND SHALL SUBMIT THE RESULTS AND DATA THEREFROM.
PRODUCTION MAY BE RESUMED WHEN THE SUPPLIER HAS MET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
3.4 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS.
THE FUEL ELEMENT DRAWING NUMBER 409407 CONSISTS OF TWENTY FOUR (24)
FUEL PLATES, TWO (2) SIDE PLATES, TWO (2) COMBS, TWO (2) END FITTINGS, TWO (2) OUT ROLLERS, TWO(2) IN ROLLERS, FOUR (4) SOCKET HEAD SHOULDER SCREWS, FOUR (4) HEXAGON NUTS, SIXTEEN (16) RIVETS, AND TWO (2) COnB PINS.
lHE FUEL ELEMENTS HAVE FUFL PLATES ATTACHED TO THE SIDE PLATES BY MECHANICAL MEANS; END FITTINGS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL SECTION BY RIVETING; AND COMBS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PLATES BY PINNING.
i 3.4.1 FUEL PLATES.
3.4.1(1)
F.UEL LOADING.
THE FUEL LOADING OF EACH INDIVIDUAL FUEL PLATE SHALL BE PER TABLE I.
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TRTR-4 3.4.1(2)
FUEL HOMOGENEITY.
HOMOGENEITY OF THE FUEL PLATE CORE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY R ADIOGR APH FILM DENSITY MEASUREMENTS WITH A DENSITOMETER HAVING AN.080 INCH DIAMETER APERATURE.
WHEN DETERMINING FUEL CORE DENSITY FROM PL ATE R ADIOGR APHS, THE BRIGHTER THE COLOR ON THE R ADIOGR AF H, THE MORE DENSE IS THE URANIUM AND THE LOWER THE NUMBER INDICATED ON THE DENSITOMETER.
THE DARKER THE COLOR ON THE RADIOGRAPH, THE LESS DENSE IS THE URANIUM AND THE LARGER THE NUMBER INDICATED ON THE DENSITOMETER.
ANY.080 INCH DIAMETER SPOT IN THE FUEL PLATE 00GBONE AREA SHALL NOT BE MORE DENSE THAN + 30% OF THE NOM 1HAL DENSITY STANDARD NOF LESS DENSE THAN -30% OF THE NOMINAL DENSITY STANDARD.
THE ACTUAL 00GBONE SHALL NOT BE WIDER THAN 1/2 INCH IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION.
OTHER THAN THE DOGBONE AREAS NEAR ENDS OF FUEL CORE, ANY 1/2 INCH DIAMETER AREA SHALL NOT BE GREATER IN FUEL DENSITY THAN +20% OF THE NOMINAL DENSITY STANDARD.
TO DETERMINE THE HIGH DENSITY OF A 1/2 INCH DI AMETER AREA, THE FILM 15 nANEUVERED UNDEF THE DENSITOMETEP IN THE HIGH DENSITY AREA UNTIL THE LOWEST NUnBER POSSIBLE IS OBTAINED ON THE DENSITOMETER.
THIS NUMBER 15 RECORDED.
THEN FOUR F EADINGS AF E TAMEN AT THE CORNERS OF A 1/2 INCH SQUARE, CENTERED AROUND THE LOWEST NUMBER RECORDED AB0VE.
THE AVER AGE OF THESE FIVE REr. DINGS IS CONF ARED TO THE
+20% STANDARD.
ANY.080 INCH DIAMETER OR GREATER SPOT IN THE F LATE FUEL C0F E AREA.
OTHER THAN THE DOGBONE AREA SHALL NOT BE LESS DENSE THAN -20% OF THE NOMINAL DENSITY STANDARD.
BETWEEN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMun F ERMISSIBLE FUEL C0FE LENGTH BOUNDARY.
FUEL UNDERLOAD CONDITION SHALL NOT DE EVALUATED.
ANY INDICATION OF UN-ALL0 FED URANIUM SHALL BE CAUSE F0F F EJECT ION.
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CORE CONFIGURATION, THE OUTLINE OF THE FUEL CORE SHALL BE WITHIN THE LARGEST AND SnALLEST AREAS AS DEFINED by THE FUEL COFE DRAWING 409406 DInENSIONS AND THEIR FESFECTIVE TOLERANCES.
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TRTR-4 THERE SHALL BE A FUEL FREE REGION AT LEAST 0.115 INCH WIDE ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BOTH SIDES OF EACH FUEL FLATE.
A FUEL FLAKE OF 0.010 INCH DIAMETER OR A GROUP OF FLAKES EQUIVALENT DIAMETER NO GREATER THAN 0.010 INCH DIAMETER IS ALLOWED.
NO PARTICLES SHALL BE WITHIN 0.015 INCHES OF THE EDGE OF THE FUEL FLATE.
IN THE END REGION OF THE FUEL PLATE 0.050 INCH MINIMUM FROM THE FUEL PL ATE ik'D. A 0.060 INCH DIAMETER FUEL FARTICLE OR A GROUP OF FARTICLES OF EQUIVALENT DIsF.;7rR N0 GRE ATER THAN 0.060 INCH IS ALLOWED.
NO FUEL PARTICLES SHALL BE WITHIN 0.050 INCH OF THE END OF THE FUEL PLATE, OR IN THE COMB AREA.
IN REGION DETWEEN 0.050 TO.375 INCHES FROM ENDS OF FL ATE, A 0.060 DI AMETER FUEL FARTICLE OF A GROUP OF FARTICLES EQUIVALENT TO NO GREATER THAN 0.060 INCH DIAMETER IS ALLOWED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COMB AREA, AS DESCRIBED ON FUEL FLATE OR AWING.
THE FUEL PARTICLES OR EQUIVALENT GROUPS OF PARTICLES SHALL BE SEPARATED BY AT LEAST 0.125 INCH WHEN MORE THAN ONE SUCH FL AMING CONDITION EXISTS IN A REGION.
STR AY FUEL FARTICLES MAY BE REMOVED FR0n FUEL PL ATE EDGES BY FILING, PROVIDED THE FILED OUT AREA IS NO DEEFER INTO THE EDGE OF iHE FLATE THEN 0.050 INCHES, NO LONGER THAN 0.250 INCHES, AND AT LEAST 1.0 INCH AFART.
IN ADDIT ION, ANY FILED OUT AREA MUST CE AT LEAST 0.50 INCHES FROM THE END OF THE FUEL FLATE.
3.4.I(4)
INTERNAL DEFECTS AND BOND INTEGR ITY.
A nETALLURGICAL BOND WITH A nINIMUM 50% GR AIN GROWTH ACROSS THE CL AD/ FUEL AND CLAD /FR AME INTERFACES IS REQUIRED.
INTERNAL DEFECTS SHALL BE EXAMINED AND EVALUATED AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5.1.5.
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TFTR-4 3.4.1(5)
SURFACE FINISH AND DEFEC_TS.,
THE FINISHED FUEL FLATES SHALL BE FREE FROM PITS, DENTS, SCR ATCHES, AND OTHER AREAS OF MET AL REMOVED IN EXCESS OF 0.005 INCH DEEP, EXCEFT IN THE DOGBONE AREA, NEAR END OF CORE.
IN THIS AREA, SUCH DEFRESSIONS SHALL DE LIMITED TO 0.003 INCH OEEP.
3.4.1(6)
CLEANLINESS THE SUF PLIER 'S F ABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, AND 1
STOR AGE AREAS USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MISSOURI FUEL ELEMENTS AND/0R COMPONENENTS SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ' CONTROLLED WORK AREA' AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 1.3.6 0F E G 1 G STANDARD 7022A.
CLE ANL INESS SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH E G 1 0 STANDARD 7022A, PARAGRAPHS 1.1, 1.2.3, 3.1, 3.2-t., d, i, 3.3-d, e, 4.1.3, 4.2, 4.3.
FREON SHALL NOT BE USED TO CLEAN FUEL ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS.
AS DETERMINED BY SECTION 5.1.8.
THERE SHALL BE NO F0 FEIGN MATEFIALS ON THE FINISHED FUEL PLATES OR SURFACES OF THE FINISHED FUEL ELEMENTS.
ALL OIL, METAL CHIPS, TURNINGS, DUSTS, ABRASIVES AND SPATTER, SCALE, AND OTHER PARTICLES SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE FUEL SURF ACES BY FROCEDURES WHICH ASSURE THAT THE MINIMUM CLADDING THICKNESS HAS NOT BEEN VIOLATED.
ALL COMPONENTS.
EXCEPT THE END CASTINGS SHALL BE DEGREASED BY USE OF A DEGREASING AGENT APPROVED BY THE FUFCHASER.
WATEF nARUS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY OF THE FUEL PLATE TO SIDE PLATE SWAGE JOINTS WILL BE ALLOWED. AFTER DEGREASING, ALL SURFACES, INCLUDING ALL CREVICES.
SHALL BE THOFOUGHLY RINSED WITH DISTILLED WATER.
3.4.1(7)
.lDENT IF IC AT ION EACH FINISHED FUEL PLATE SHALL BE IDENT IF IE D 1
BY A SERIAL NUMBER F' LACED IN THE PLATE, FOR IDENTIFICATION AS TO FLATE TYPE, LOT NUMBER, AND COMPACT NUMBER, USING FROCEDURES AFFROVED 8Y THE j
PURCHASER.
THE IDENTFICATION NUMBER SHALL BE OVER THE UNFUELED REGION OF THE PLATE, AS SHOWN ON THE DR AWINGS REFERENCED IN SECTION 2.0 AND STAnFED OR ENTERED INTO THE TOF 1/4 INCH OF THE FUEL F LATE BY A nETHOD APPROVED BY THE FURCHASER, NCi IN EXESSS OF 0.010 INCH IN DEF TH.
POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION MUST DE MAINTAINED RELATIVE TO THE con 0LETE F ABR IC ATION HISTOR Y.
INCLUDING THE PL ATE LOT, FUEL BLEND, BASIC MATERI AL LOTS, HE AT OR nELT, MANUF ACTUF ING CYCLE, AND QUALITY CONTFOL F HASES.
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TRTR-4 3.4.1(8)
STORAGE.
ALL FUEL PLATES THAT HAVE RECEIVED FINAL CLEANING SHALL BE PROTECTED IN CLEAN POLYETHYLENE CONTAINERS OR OTHER CONTAINERS APPROVED BY THE PURCHASER WHILE AWAITING FINAL ASSEMBLY, BEING TR ANSFERRED INTO STOR AGE, AND BEING MAINT AINED IN STOR AGE.
ANY MATERIAL EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION SHALL BE REINSPECTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(6).
3.4.1(9)
VOID FR ACTION DETERMINATION FOR FUEL PLATES 1, 2, 23, AND 24 SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 3.3.1(1).
3.4.1(10)
R ADIOGR APHY REQUIREMENTS.
A PROCEDURE MUST BE WRITTEN TO SPECIFY THE DET AILS FOR ACHIEVING ACCEPT ABLE FUEL PL ATE R ADIOGR APHS.
THE PROCEDURE MUST INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS GIVEN IN THIS SPECIFICATION.
3.4.1(10)1 EQUIPMENT SET-UP.
THE VOLTAGE SHALL BE 100 K.V.P. WITH FOCAL SPOT SIZE 5 MM MAXIMUM. THE DIST ANCE BETWEEN THE FOCAL POINT AND THE PLATE SHALL BE AT LEAST TWICE THE LENGTH OF THE PLATE.
THE FOCAL POINT SHALL BE CENTERED LATERALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY OVER THE PLATE OR GROUP OF PLATES.
3.4.1(10)2 FILM.
THE IMAGE OUTLINE SHALL BE CLEAR AND SHARP; THE FILM SHALL BE FREE OF RUNS, STREAKS, SCR ATCHES, BLURS, AND CASSETTE DEFECTS i
THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA COVERED BY THE FUEL PLATES.
THE FILM DENSITY OF ALL POINTS OF THE R ADIOGRAPH THAT CORRESPOND TO FUEL PLATE BORDER LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE PLATE CORE SHALL PROVIDE DENSITOMETER READINGS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5.
FILM DENSITY AS READ OVER THE HOMINAL DENSITY STANDARDS SHALL PROVIDE DENSITOMETER READINGS BETWEEN 0.9 AND 1.5.
THE FILM SHALL BE AN EXTREME SENSITIVITY, EXTR A FINE GR AIN, HIGH CONTR AST.
DOUBLE EMULSION, INDUSTRIAL X-RAY TYPE, (KODAK TYPE N 02 EQUIVALANT)
WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE BY THE PURCHASER.
DEVELOPMENT UF THE FILM SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION.
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TRTR-4 3.4.I(10)3 F ILM IDENT IF IC AT ION. A SYSTEM OF IDENTIFICATION OF THE FILM SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPLIER WHICH SHALL SHOW AS A MINIMUM:
(I)
PLATE LOT NUMBER.
(2)
PLATE SIZE AND SERIAL NUMBER.
(3) OR IENT AT ION OF DENSITY STANDARD.
(4)
DENSITY ST ANDARD IDENT IFICATION.
(5)
DATE OF RADIOGRAPHY.
(6)
TYPE OF FILM.
3.4.2 F,UEL ELEMENTS.
3.4.2(1)
EACH FUEL ELEMENT SHALL CONTAIN 775.0 1.7.8 GRAMS OF U235 PER TABLE I.
3.4.2(2)
MATERIAk2 ALL MATERIAL USED OR CONT AINED IN THE F'RODUCT SHALL COMPL1 WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SPECIFICATION UNLESS EXEMPTED BY WR ITTEN DOCUMENT BY THE F'URCHASER.
3.4.2(3)
CLEANLINES11 THE STANDARDS OF CLEANLINESS REQUIRED FOR THE FUEL PL ATES BY SECT ION 3.4.1t6) ARE ALSO REQUIRED FOR THE FUEL ELEMENTS.
3.4.2(4)
A S S_E MB L Y_. THE FUEL PLATES SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE SIDE PLATES BY MECHANICAL SWAGING.
3.4.2(5)
R_I V E _T_ I N _G _.RIVETING WILL BE TO THE REQUIREnENTS OF SECTION 3.3.1(9).
3.4.2(6)
SURF ACE FINISH AND DEFECTS.
THE FUEL ELEMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FUEL PL ATES, SHALL DE FREE FROM F'ITS, DENTS, SCR ATCHES, AND OTHER REn0 VAL OF METAL IN EXCESS OF 0.015 INCHES DEEP AND 0.180 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SURFACE FINISH F0F THE FUEL PLATES SHALL BE AS DETAILED IN SECTION 3.4.1(5).
3.4.2(7)
IDENT IF IC AT ION.
EACH FUEL ELEMENT SHALL HAVE AN IDENTIFYING NUMBER SUCH AS MD-XXX.
THE NUMBER SHALL BE PLACED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDE FLATE ON OFF OSITE ENDS AND SHALL CONSIST OF 2 INCH FLOCK LETTERS ENTEFED 01 A nETHOD APF ROVED BY THE F URCHASEF. THE FUEL ELEMENTS SHALL DE NUnBERED SERIALLY.
THE F URCHASER WILL PROVIDE SEE IAL NUnbEF S.
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TRTF-4 3.4.2(8)
STORAGE.
ALL FUEL ELEMENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED FINAL CLEANING SHALL BE PROTECTED IN CLE AN POLYETHYLENE CONT AINERS OR OTHER CONT AINERS APPROVED BY THE PURCHASER WHILE AWAITING FINAL ASSEMBLY, BEING TR ANSFERRED INTO STOR AGE, AND BEING MAINT AINED IN STOR AGE.
ANY MATERI AL EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION SHALL BE REINSPECTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(6).
4.0 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION 4.1 THE MATERIALS REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMPONENTS COMPRISING THE FUEL ELEMENT ARE AS SPECIFIED BELOW:
COMPONEN_T NUMBER REQUIRED SPEC IF IC AT ION SIDE PLATES 2
ALUnINUn-ALLOY 6061-T6 OR 6061-T651 ASTM B 209 (QQ-A-250/11 EQUIVALENT).
COMBS 2
ALUMINUn-ALLOY 6061-T6 OR 6061-T651 ASTM B 209 0F ASTM B 221 (00-A-250/11 OR QQ-A-200/8 EQUIVALENT).
END FITTING 2
ALUMINUM ALLOY 6061-T6 OR 6061-T651 ASTM B 209 GR ASTM 221 ALLO 1 356-T6 OR 356-T71 ASTM B 618 OR A5TM B 26 0UT ROLLER 2
ASTn A 276, 304 SST IN ROLLER
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AiTn A 276. 304 SST l
NUT, HEXAGON 4
303 Sii, PIC DESIGN CAT. 25, PART 4Y8-8 FUEL DEARING PLATE 5 24 SEE OfAVINO 409407 i
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TRTR-4 COMPONENT NUMBER REQUIRED SF'E C IF IC AT ION PINS (COMB ATTACHMENT) 2 ALUMINUM-ALLOY 6061-16 OR 6061-T651 ASTM B 211 OR WELD FILLER WIRE ALLOY 4043 AWS AS.10 SOCKET HEAD SHOULDER 4
38, PART NO. 4424 RIVETS 16 CHERRY FASTENERS, SANTA ANA, CA. TOWNSEND DIV.,
TEXTRON INC. CAT. NO.
2162-6-5 WELDING RODS AND ELECTRODES AR ER 312, AWS A 5.9 4.1.1 F,y[L CORES THE FUEL CORES OF THE FUEL FLAlES SHALL EE UAix 2
INTERMETALLIC POWDEF DISFERSED IN ALUMINUM ALLOY POWDER AS REQUIRED IN TR TR-12 AND TRTR-15.
4.1.2 F R A ME S_,_
THE FRAME SHALL BE ALUMINUM PLATE ALLOT 6061 PER ASTM B 209 UNCLAD OR CLAD ON BOTH SIDES WITH ALLOY 1100.
THICKNESS OF ALLOY 1100 ON EACH SIDE SHALL BE AS SFECIFIED IN SECTION 4.1.3.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BORON CONTENT SHALL DE 30 PPM.
4.1.3 C,0VER FLATE.
THE FUEL CLADDING SHALL BE ALUMINUM ALLOY 6061.
ASTM B 209 CLAD ON ONE SIDE WITH ALLOY 1100.
EACH COVER PLATE SHALL HAVE AN ALLOY 1100 CLAD THICKNESS NO LESS THAN 3% AND A NOMINAL MAXIMUM OF 6% F'ROVIDED THE THREE SIGMA LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEED 7.5%.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLAD THICKNESS REQUIREMENTS MAY BE ACCOMFLISHED BY A SUPPLIER DEVELOPED ST ATISTICAL SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL METHOD APFROVED BY THE PURCHASER.
MAXIMun ALLCW ABLE SORON CONTENT SHALL BE 30 F PM.
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TRTR-4 5.0 TEST AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 5.1 THE FOLLOWING TESTS AND INSPECTIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE SUFFLIER TO ASSURE THAT THE PRODUCT QUALITY IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATION.
5.1.1 MATERIALS.
THE SUPPLIER SHALL FURNISH TO THE PURCHASER CERTIFIED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS REPORTS AND MECHANICAL TEST REPORTS FOR EACH DIFFERENT HEAT OR LOT OF RAW MATERIAL USED TO FABRICATE SIDEPLATES, COMBS, END FITTINGS, OUT AND IN ROLLERS, FR AMES AND COVERS, PINS AND WELD RODS.
NUTS, SCREWS, AND RIVETS REQUIRE ONLY A CERTFICATE OF CONFORMANCE.
ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE TR ACEABLE TO THE FUEL ELEMENTS FABRICATED FROM THESE MATERIALS.
5.1.2 FUEL LOADING.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(1) FOR FUEL LOADING SHALL BE EST ABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECT ION 3.1.1(3) BY THE SUPPLIER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASER.
5.1.3 HOMOGENEITY.
PLATE HOMOGENEITY REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(2)
AND 3.4.1(10) SHALL DE CUMPLIED WITH BY A ONE PIECE R ADIOGR APH OF ALL FUEL PLATES FROM EACH FUEL PLATE LOT AND EVALUATION OF THE RADIOGR APH BY CALIBR ATED DENSITOMETER MEASUREMENTS.
THE SUPPLIER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE PURCHASER WITH CALIBR ATION DATA RELATING LIGHT TRANSMISSION THROUGH PLATE R ADIOGR APHS, USING A DENSITOMETER WITH 0.0B0 INCH OIAMETER APERATURE, TO FUEL DENSITY.
AT THE PURCHASER'S OPTION ' DENSITY WEDGES' MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPPLIER TO BE EXPOSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH EACH PLATE AND FROM WHICH FUEL DENSITY VARIATION CAN BE DETERMINED.
5.1.4 FUEL CORE CONFIGUR ATION.
COMPLIANCE WITH FUEL CORE CONFIGUR ATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(3) SHALL BE BY VISUAL INSPECTION OF FUEL PLATE RADIOGRAPHS.
VISUAL RADIOGRAPH INSPECTIONS WILL BE PERFORMED ON A LIGHT T ABLE HAVING A LIGHT R ANGE OF 450-600 FOOT CANDLES AT THE T ABLE SURFACE AND THE AREA DARKENED TO GIVE A LIGHT R ANGE OF 5 TO 15 FOOT CANDLES EIGHTEEN INCHES ABOVE THE LIGHT T ABLE WIfH R ADIOGRPHIC F ILM IN PLACE ON THE TABLE.
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s TRTR-4 5.1.5 BOND INTEGRITY. COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL DEFECTS AND BOND INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.I(4) SHALL BE EST ABLISHED BY ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION AND BY PERFORMING A BLISTER TEST ON ALL FUEL PLATES.
THE BLISTER TEST SHALL BE PERFORMED AFTER HOT ROLLING, BUT BEFORE COLD ROLLING, BY HEATING EACH PLATE TO A TEMPERATURE OF S00 t 13' F, HOLDING AT THAT TEMPER ATURE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS, REMOVING FROM FURNACE, AND ALLOWING TO AIR COOL.
ANY FUEL PLATE EXHIBITING BLISTER INDICATIONS LARGER THAN 0.06 INCH DIAMETER OVER THE CORE AND 0.12 INCH OVER FRAME REGION, SHALL BE REJECTED.
THE ULTR ASONIC EXAMINATION SHALL TAKE PRECEDANCE OVER QUESTIONABLE INDICATIONS.
5.1.6 SURF ACE FINISH AND DEFECTS.
COMPLIANCE WITH SURFACE FINISH AND DEFECT REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 3.4.1(5) AND SECTION 3.4.2(6) SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY 100% VISUAL INSPECTION WITHOUT MAGNIFICATION OF ALL PLATES AND ELEMENTS.
5.1.7 CLAD-CORE-CLAD DIMENSION. COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE DR AWINGS WITH REGARD TO CLAD-CORE-CLAD DIMENSIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3.3.1(2).
5.1.8 CLEANLINESS.
FUEL PLATE AND ELEMENT CLEANLINESS REQUIREMENTS OF SECT ION 3.4.1(6) AND SECTION 3.4.2(3) SHALL BE EST ABLISHED BY VISUAL INSPECTIDH OF 100% OF THE FUEL PLATES AND ELEMENTS AND BY IN-PROCESS CONTROLS.
THE SURF ACES OF EACH FUEL PLATE AND THE COMPLETED FUEL ELEMENT SHALL BE COUNTED FOR RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION.
THE ALPHA COUNT SHALL BE LESS THAN FIVE (5) DPM PER 100 SQUARE CENTIMETERS AND THE BETA-GAMMA COUNT SHALL BE LESS THAN TWO-HUNDRED (200) OPM PER 100 SQUARE CENTIMETERS.
l 5.1.9 DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION.
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FUEL PLATES, ALL COOLANT FLOW CHANNELS, AND THE EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS OF THE FUEL ELEMENT SHALL BE BY 100% INSPECTION, EXCEPT DUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF FUEL PLATES SHALL BE PERFORMED ON THREE (3)
RANDOMLY SELECTED FUEL PLATES PER LOT.
IF ANY ONE OF THESE THREE IS l
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DISCREPANT, THEN THE ENTIRE LOT MUST BE DIMENSIONALLY INSFECTED.
ALL DIMENSIONS OF THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL APPLY AT A TEMPER ATURE OF 75 F1 5*
F.
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TRTR-4 EACH COOLANT CHANNEL GAP DIMENSION SHALL BE INSFECTED BY A SYSTEM THAT FROVIDES DIGITAL DIMENSIONS OF CHANNEL GAP HALF WAY BETWEEN THE COMBS AND THE SIDE PLATES, FOR FULL LENGTH OF CHANNELS.
THE COOLANT CHANNEL GAP SHALL BE WITHIN THE TOLERANCE SPECIFIED IN DRAWING 409407.
RESULTS OF THIS TEST SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE FURCHASER AND THE USER.
5.1.10 MECHANICAL INTElRITY.
MECHANICAL INTEGRITY SHALL BE EST ABLISHED BY THE SUFFLIER BY FERFORMING ' FULL TESTS' FER ASTM E 8 ON THE SPECIFMENS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.3.2(3).
' ROLL SWAGED' JOINTS BETWEEN THE FUEL PLATES AND SIDE PLATES SHALL BE ABLE TO WITHST AND A LOAD OF NOT LESS THAN 150 FOUNDS PER LINEAL INCH OF SIDE FLATE JOINT.
5.1.11 RIyETING.
THE INSFECTION OF THE RIVETING USED TO JOIN THE SIDE FL ATES TO THE END FITTINGS SHALL CONFORM TO THE RIVET MANUF ACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
6.0 DELIVERY SUBMITTALS G.1 TWO (2) COPIES (EXCEPT AS NOTED) 0F THE FOLLOWING DAT A AND RECORDS SHALL BE SENT F RCVIOUS TO OR WITH THE SHIPMENTS TO THE FURCHASER AND ONE COPY TO THE USER.
6.1.1 CERTIFICATION OF FRODUCT COnFLIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SF ECIFIC ATION TO INCLUDE ANT TEST DAT A FERT AINING THERET0.
6.1.0 DIMENSIONAL DATA AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 5.1.9.
l 6.1.3 INDIVIDUAL FUEL PLATE URANIUM DATA INCLUDING:
SUFFLIER'S CORE C0nF ACT DAT A SHEETS.
SER I AL NUMBER WITH B ATCH IDENTIFICATION.
UF.ANIUM CONTENT.
FUEL F LATE COFE WEIGHT.
U235 ENRICHMENT.
TOTAL U235 CONTENT.
l LORE VOID DENSITY DATA.
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TRTR-4 6.1.4 INDIVIDUAL FUEL ELEMENT COMPOSITION DATA INCLUDING:
SERIAL NUMBER OF THE FUEL ELEMENT.
URANIUM CONTENT.
U235 CONTENT.
SERIAL NUMBER OF SACH FUEL PLATE IN THE FUEL ELEMENT.
6.1.5 R ADI ATION COUNT FROM FUEL PL ATE AND FUEL ELEMENT EXTERIOR, AS REQUIRED BY SECT ION 5.1.8.
THE COUNTING PERIOD, COUNTER, BACKGROUND, EFFICIENCY, AND TYPE OF COUNTER USED SHALL BE REPORTED.
6.1.6 RESULTS OF PULL TESTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5.1.10.
6.1.7 LIST OF ALL APPLICABLE WAIVERS AND DEVIATIONS AND RELATED FUEL PLATES OR FUEL ELEMENTS.
6.1.8 ONE COPY OF R ADIOGR APHS AS SF ECIFIED IN SECTION 5.1.3.
6.1.9 ONE COPY OF ULTR ASONIC EX AMINATION TF ACES.
7.0 PACKAGING AND SHIFFING 7.1 THE USER WILL PE0 VIDE CERTIFIED SHIF F ING CONT AINERS FOR THE FUEL ELEMENTS.
7.2 THE SUPPLIER IS RESFONSIBLE FOR LOADING THE FUEL ELEMENTS INTO THE SHIPPING CONT AINERS IN A SEALED POLYETHYLENE BAG IN A CLEAN DRY CONDITION FREE OF EXTR ANEOUS MATERIALS.
7.3 THE SUPPLIER SHALL T AKE ALL NECESSARY FFECAUTIONS DURING PACKING TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE FUEL ELEMENTS DURING SHIF MENT.
EACH CONTAINER SHALL HE PROVIDED WITH A T AMFER-PROOF SEAL.
THE CONTAINER'S LOADING AND SHIPPING DOCUnENTS SHALL BE PREPARED IN ACC0FDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
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,,e TRTR-4 7.4 THE SUPPLIER SHALL ARR ANGE FOR SHIPMENT OF FUEL ELEMENTS IN INCREMENTS NO GREATER THAN 5 KG U235 AS DIRECTED PY THE USER.
8.0 ACCEPTANCE INSFECTION 8.1 JNSPECT_ ION. EXAMINATION. AND TEST._
ALL MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, AND FROCEDURES SHALL DE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION, EXAMINATION, AND TEST BY THE FURCHASER, AND TO REJECTION BY THE FURCHASER FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AT ANY AND ALL TIMES DURING MANUFACTURE, AND AT ANf AND ALL PLACES WHERE SUCH MANUFACTURE IS CARRIED ON.
FINAL INSPECTION AND ACCEFTANCE OR REJECTION WILL BE MADE BY THE PURCHASER AT THE SUFFLIER'S F LANT.
THE FURCHASER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FINISHED PRODUCTS FOR DEFECTS IN WORKMANSHIP, OR DEFECTS IN ANY OF THE MATERIALS CONF RISING THE FINISHED FRODUCT WHICH OTHERWISE F AIL TO MEET THE SPE C IF IC AT ION.
8.2 DEVIATIONS FROM SF ECIFICATIONS1 NOTWITHST ANDING OTHER F R0 VISIONS OF THESE SPECIFICATIONS, THE F URCHASER MAY, AT HIS OPTION, WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING, WAIVE CERT AIN MINOR DEVIATIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DR AWINGS WHERE THE FAILURE TO MEET ANY SF ECIFIC REQUIREMENT EITHER ALONE OF IN COMBINATION NITH OTHER SUCH FAILURES WILL NOT, IN THE 0; INION OF THE PURCHASER, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE EFFICIENCY OR FEF.FORMAN;E OF THE ASSEMBLY.
ACCEF TANCE OF A FUEL ELEMENT Bf THE PURCHASER WITH ONE OR MOF E SUCH DEVI ATIONS FROM THE SPECIFICATIONS SHALL NDT DE CONTSTRUED TO MEAN THE FURCHASER APF ROVES OR WILL AFPPOVE SIMILAF DEVIATIONS IN ELEMENTS NOT YET DELIVEF ED UNDER THE CONTR ACT.
DEVIATIONS FROM DESIGN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DOCUMENTED 08 A SLFFLIER DISPOSITION REQUEST FORn E G & G 544 ONE COPY IS TO DE SE6' TO THE USER CONCURRENT TO TP AN5nITTAL TO THE F URCHASER.
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26.059 8
27.192 9
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10 29.459 11 30.592 12 31.725 13 32.858 14 33.992 15 35.125 16 36.258 i
17 37.391 18 38.524 19 39.658 l
20 40.791 21 41.924 22 43.057 23 44.191 45.324 24 775 grams 27
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