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本発明は、高温ガス炉用燃料の製造に関し、二酸化ウランなどウランの化合物から成る燃料核に多重の被覆層を形成して被覆燃料粒子とする流動床反応装置を備えた高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法に関するものである。 TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the manufacture of a fuel for a high temperature gas reactor, and a coated fuel for a high temperature gas reactor provided with a fluidized bed reactor in which multiple coating layers are formed on a fuel core made of a uranium compound such as uranium dioxide to form coated fuel particles. The present invention relates to a method for producing particles.
高温ガス炉は、燃料を含む炉心構造を熱容量が大きく高温健全性が良好な黒鉛で構成すると共に、冷却ガスとして高温下でも化学反応が起こらないＨｅガス等の気体を用いることにより、固有の安全性が高く、高い出口温度のガスを取り出すことが可能であり、約９００℃の高温熱は、発電はもちろんのこと水素製造や化学プラント等、幅広い分野での熱利用を可能にするものである。 The HTGR is composed of graphite, which has a large heat capacity and good high-temperature soundness, and uses a gas such as He gas that does not cause a chemical reaction even at high temperatures. It is possible to take out gas with a high outlet temperature, and high-temperature heat of about 900 ° C. enables heat utilization in a wide range of fields such as hydrogen production and chemical plants as well as power generation. .
高温ガス炉の燃料は、二酸化ウランをセラミックス状に焼結した直径３５０〜６５０μｍの燃料核の周囲に計４層の被覆を施したものである。４層の被覆のうち、第１層は密度約１ｇ／ｃｍ３ の低密度熱分解炭素で、ガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）のガス溜としての機能及び燃料核のスウェリングを吸収するバッファとしての機能を併せ持つものである。 The fuel of the HTGR is a fuel core having a diameter of 350 to 650 μm, which is obtained by sintering uranium dioxide into a ceramic form, and covering a total of four layers. Of the four layers of coating, the first layer is a low density pyrolytic carbon with a density of about 1 g / cm 3 and functions as a gas reservoir for gaseous fission products (FP) and a buffer that absorbs fuel nuclear swelling. It also has the function as.
第２層は密度約１．８ｇ／ｃｍ３ の高密度熱分解炭素でガス状ＦＰの保持機能を有する。第３層は密度約３．２ｇ／ｃｍ３ の炭化珪素（以下、ＳｉＣと称す）で固体ＦＰの保持機能を有するとともに、被覆層の主要な強度部材である。第４層は、第２層と同様の密度約１．８ｇ／ｃｍ３ の高密度熱分解炭素でガス状ＦＰの保持機能とともに第３層の保護層としての機能も持っている。 The second layer is a high-density pyrolytic carbon having a density of about 1.8 g / cm 3 and has a function of holding a gaseous FP. The third layer is silicon carbide (hereinafter referred to as SiC) having a density of about 3.2 g / cm 3 and has a function of holding a solid FP, and is a main strength member of the coating layer. The fourth layer is a high-density pyrolytic carbon having a density of about 1.8 g / cm 3 , which is the same as that of the second layer, and has a function of holding the gaseous FP as well as a protective layer of the third layer.
一般的な被覆燃料粒子の直径は５００〜１０００μｍである。この被覆燃料粒子は黒鉛マトリックス中に分散させた後、一定形状を持つ燃料コンパクトに成形加工される。更に、燃料コンパクトは黒鉛でできた筒に一定数量入れられ、上下に栓をし、燃料棒となる。 Typical coated fuel particles have a diameter of 500 to 1000 μm. The coated fuel particles are dispersed in a graphite matrix and then molded into a fuel compact having a fixed shape. In addition, a certain amount of fuel compact is put into a cylinder made of graphite, plugged up and down, and becomes a fuel rod.
最終的に燃料棒は六角柱型黒鉛ブロックの複数の挿入口に入れられ、高温ガス炉の燃料となる。また、この六角柱型黒鉛ブロックを多数個、ハニカム配列に複数段重ねて高温ガス炉の炉心を構成している。 Finally, the fuel rod is inserted into a plurality of insertion holes of the hexagonal column type graphite block, and becomes fuel for the high temperature gas reactor. Further, a large number of hexagonal columnar graphite blocks are stacked in a plurality of stages on the honeycomb array to constitute the core of the high temperature gas reactor.
尚、高温ガス炉用燃料の特徴の一つとして、ＵＯ２ と同様にＵＣＯ、ＰｕＯ２ 、ＴｈＯ２ などをセラミックス状に焼結したものを燃料核として使用することも可能である。その場合もＵＯ２ 燃料核の場合と同じく、燃料核の周囲に４層の被覆を施したものが被覆燃料粒子として使用される。 As one of the characteristics of the fuel for the HTGR, it is also possible to use, as the fuel core, a material obtained by sintering UCO, PuO 2 , ThO 2 or the like in the form of a ceramic like UO 2 . In this case as well, as in the case of the UO 2 fuel nucleus, the fuel core having four layers of coating is used as the coated fuel particles.
このような高温ガス炉の燃料は、一般的に以下のような工程を経て製造される。まず、二酸化ウラン燃料核の場合、酸化ウラン粉末を硝酸に溶解し、硝酸ウラニル原液とする。この硝酸ウラニル原液に純水、増粘剤を加えて撹拌することにより滴下原液とする。 Such a HTGR fuel is generally manufactured through the following steps. First, in the case of a uranium dioxide fuel nucleus, uranium oxide powder is dissolved in nitric acid to obtain a uranyl nitrate stock solution. Pure water and a thickener are added to this uranyl nitrate stock solution and stirred to obtain a dripping stock solution.
増粘剤は、滴下された硝酸ウラニルの液滴が落下中に自身の表面張力により真球状になるように添加される。増粘剤としては、例えばポリビニルアルコール樹脂、アルカリ条件下で凝固する性質を有する樹脂、ポリエチレングリコール、メトローズなどを挙げることができる。 The thickener is added so that the dropped uranyl nitrate droplet becomes a true sphere due to its surface tension during dropping. Examples of the thickener include polyvinyl alcohol resin, resin having a property of solidifying under alkaline conditions, polyethylene glycol, and metroses.
上記のように調整された滴下原液は所定の温度に冷却され粘度を調整した後、細径の滴下ノズルを振動させることによりアンモニア水中に滴下される。また、液滴は、アンモニア水溶液に着水するまでの空間でアンモニアガスを吹きつけて表面をゲル化させることにより、着水時の変形が防止される。アンモニア水中で硝酸ウラニルはアンモニアと充分に反応して重ウラン酸アンモニウムの粒子となる。 The dropping stock solution adjusted as described above is cooled to a predetermined temperature to adjust the viscosity, and then dropped into ammonia water by vibrating a small-diameter dropping nozzle. Further, the droplets are prevented from being deformed at the time of landing by spraying ammonia gas in a space until landing on the aqueous ammonia solution to gel the surface. In ammonia water, uranyl nitrate reacts sufficiently with ammonia to form particles of ammonium heavy uranate.
重ウラン酸アンモニウム粒子は、大気中で焙焼され、三酸化ウラン粒子となり、更に還元・焼結されることにより高密度のセラミック状二酸化ウランからなる燃料核となる。 The heavy ammonium uranate particles are roasted in the atmosphere to become uranium trioxide particles, and further reduced and sintered to become fuel nuclei made of high-density ceramic uranium dioxide.
得られたこの燃料核を流動床に装荷し、被覆ガスを熱分解させることにより被覆を施す。第１層の低密度炭素の場合は約１４００℃でアセチレン（Ｃ２Ｈ２）を、第２層及び第４層の高密度熱分解炭素の場合は約１４００℃でプロピレン（Ｃ３Ｈ６）を、第３層のＳｉＣの場合は約１６００℃でメチルトリクロロシラン（ＣＨ３ＳｉＣｌ３）を熱分解する。 The obtained fuel nuclei are loaded onto a fluidized bed and coated by subjecting the coating gas to thermal decomposition. In the case of the low density carbon of the first layer, acetylene (C 2 H 2 ) at about 1400 ° C., and in the case of the high density pyrolytic carbon of the second layer and the fourth layer, propylene (C 3 H 6 ) at about 1400 ° C. In the case of SiC in the third layer, methyltrichlorosilane (CH 3 SiCl 3 ) is thermally decomposed at about 1600 ° C.
前述の被覆ガスを使用して各被覆層を形成させる際には、被覆層を各粒子に均一に付けるため別のガスを用いて粒子を反応管内で十分に流動させた状態で行う。これが、被覆燃料粒子の製造装置を流動床と呼ぶ所以である。粒子を流動させるためのガスとしては、第１、２及び４層を被覆する場合は不活性ガスの一つであるアルゴンガスを、そして第３層を被覆する際には水素ガス又は水素ガス＋不活性ガスの一つであるアルゴンガスが一般的に使用されている。 When each coating layer is formed using the aforementioned coating gas, the particles are sufficiently flowed in the reaction tube using another gas in order to uniformly apply the coating layer to each particle. This is why the coated fuel particle production apparatus is called a fluidized bed. As a gas for flowing particles, argon gas, which is one of inert gases when coating the first, second and fourth layers, and hydrogen gas or hydrogen gas when coating the third layer + Argon gas, which is one of inert gases, is generally used.
一般的な燃料コンパクトは、被覆燃料粒子を黒鉛粉末、増粘剤等からなる黒鉛マトリックス材と共に中空円筒形又は円筒形にプレス成型又はモールド成形したグリーンコンパクトを焼成して得られる。焼成は、グリーンコンパクト内にバインダーとして含まれるフェノール樹脂を炭化させるために熱処理を実施し、さらにコンパクト内に含まれるガス成分を除去することを目的とした熱処理を実施する（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 A general fuel compact is obtained by firing a green compact obtained by press-molding or molding coated fuel particles into a hollow cylindrical shape or a cylindrical shape together with a graphite matrix material made of graphite powder, a thickener, and the like. In the firing, a heat treatment is performed in order to carbonize the phenol resin contained as a binder in the green compact, and further a heat treatment is performed for the purpose of removing gas components contained in the compact (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
図２は従来の高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造装置の構成を示す説明図である。高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造装置は図２に示すように、二酸化ウランから成る燃料核２２を流動床反応管２５の上部窓（図示せず）から入れて、流動ガス入口２６からガス導入ノズル２４及びガス噴出ノズル２３を通して被覆ガスと流動ガスとを流すことにより被覆を施す流動床反応管２５と、この反応管２５の外周に配設され燃料核を加熱する黒鉛製のヒーター２１と、同じく黒鉛製でヒーター２１のさらに外周に配設される断熱材２８とを備える。被覆ガスや流動ガスは廃ガス排出口２７から炉外へ出され、被覆された被覆燃料粒子は流動ガス入口２６から取り出される。
本発明は、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成する高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法において、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生する核分裂生成物に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することを目的とする。 In the present invention, the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide has a first low-density carbon layer, a second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, a third SiC layer, and a fourth layer. A high-quality coating with high confinement performance for fission products generated by fission reactions when used in a nuclear reactor in a method of producing coated fuel particles for high-temperature gas reactors that sequentially coat a high-density pyrolytic carbon layer The object is to stably produce coated fuel particles having a layer on an industrial scale.
請求項１に記載された発明に係る高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法は、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成する高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法において、
第１層の低密度炭素層を、室温から第１層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３００〜１５００℃、被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量を６０〜２２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を９０〜２５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を１０μｍ／分以上とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とするものである。
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor comprising: a low-density carbon layer of a first layer; and a high-density of a second layer on a surface of a fuel core obtained by sintering uranium dioxide. In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor, in which a pyrolytic carbon layer, a third SiC layer, and a fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer are sequentially coated,
The low-density carbon layer of the first layer has a heating rate from room temperature to the coating temperature of the first layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1300 to 1500 ° C., and a coating gas (acetylene) flow rate of 60 to 220 L / min. In addition, it is characterized in that it is formed under coating conditions in which the flow rate of flowing gas (argon) is 90 to 250 L / min and the coating speed is 10 μm / min or more.
請求項２に記載された発明に係る高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法は、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成する高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法において、
第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第１層の被覆温度から第２層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１４８０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３０〜１２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を１４０〜１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を４μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とするものである。
The method for producing coated fuel particles for a HTGR according to the invention described in claim 2 includes a low-density carbon layer of the first layer and a high-density of the second layer on the surface of the fuel core obtained by sintering uranium dioxide. In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor, in which a pyrolytic carbon layer, a third SiC layer, and a fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer are sequentially coated,
The high-temperature pyrolytic carbon layer of the second layer has a heating rate from the coating temperature of the first layer to the coating temperature of the second layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1350 to 1480 ° C., a coating gas (propylene) It is formed under coating conditions in which the flow rate is 30 to 120 L / min, the flowing gas (argon) flow rate is 140 to 190 L / min, and the coating speed is 4 μm / min or less.
請求項３に記載された発明に係る高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法は、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成する高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法において、
第３層のＳｉＣ層を、第２層の被覆温度から第３層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１５００〜１６５０℃、被覆ガス（水素＋メチルトリクロロシラン）流量を５〜９Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（水素）流量を３５０〜４５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を０．３μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とするものである。
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor comprising: a first low-density carbon layer and a second high-density carbon layer on a surface of a fuel core obtained by sintering uranium dioxide. In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor, in which a pyrolytic carbon layer, a third SiC layer, and a fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer are sequentially coated,
The SiC layer of the third layer has a rate of temperature increase from the coating temperature of the second layer to the coating temperature of the third layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1500 to 1650 ° C., a coating gas (hydrogen + methyltrichlorosilane) It is characterized by being formed under coating conditions in which the flow rate is 5 to 9 L / min, the flowing gas (hydrogen) flow rate is 350 to 450 L / min, and the coating speed is 0.3 μm / min or less.
請求項４に記載された発明に係る高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法は、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成する高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法において、
第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第３層の被覆温度から第４層の被覆温度までの降温速度を２０℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１５２０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３５〜１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を６５〜２４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を３．４μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とするものである。
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing coated fuel particles for a HTGR, wherein a low-density carbon layer of a first layer and a high-density of a second layer are formed on the surface of a fuel core obtained by sintering uranium dioxide. In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor, in which a pyrolytic carbon layer, a third SiC layer, and a fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer are sequentially coated,
For the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer, the cooling rate from the coating temperature of the third layer to the coating temperature of the fourth layer is 20 ° C./min or less, the coating temperature is 1350-1520 ° C., and the coating gas (propylene) flow rate Is formed under coating conditions of 35 to 110 L / min, a flowing gas (argon) flow rate of 65 to 240 L / min, and a coating speed of 3.4 μm / min or less.
請求項５に記載された発明に係る高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法は、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成する高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法において、
第１層の低密度炭素層を、室温から第１層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３００〜１５００℃、被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量を６０〜２２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を９０〜２５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を１０μｍ／分以上とし、
第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第１層の被覆温度から第２層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１４８０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３０〜１２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を１４０〜１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を４μｍ／分以下とし、
第３層のＳｉＣ層を、第２層の被覆温度から第３層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１５００〜１６５０℃、被覆ガス（水素＋メチルトリクロロシラン）流量を５〜９Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（水素）流量を３５０〜４５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を０．３μｍ／分以下とし、
第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第３層の被覆温度から第４層の被覆温度までの降温速度を２０℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１５２０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３５〜１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を６５〜２４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を３．４μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とするものである。
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing coated fuel particles for a HTGR, wherein a low density carbon layer of a first layer and a high density of a second layer are formed on a surface of a fuel core obtained by sintering uranium dioxide. In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor, in which a pyrolytic carbon layer, a third SiC layer, and a fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer are sequentially coated,
The low-density carbon layer of the first layer has a heating rate from room temperature to the coating temperature of the first layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1300 to 1500 ° C., and a coating gas (acetylene) flow rate of 60 to 220 L / min. The flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is 90 to 250 L / min, the coating speed is 10 μm / min or more,
The high-temperature pyrolytic carbon layer of the second layer has a heating rate from the coating temperature of the first layer to the coating temperature of the second layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1350 to 1480 ° C., a coating gas (propylene) The flow rate is 30 to 120 L / min, the flowing gas (argon) flow rate is 140 to 190 L / min, the coating speed is 4 μm / min or less,
The SiC layer of the third layer has a rate of temperature increase from the coating temperature of the second layer to the coating temperature of the third layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1500 to 1650 ° C., a coating gas (hydrogen + methyltrichlorosilane) The flow rate is 5 to 9 L / min, the flowing gas (hydrogen) flow rate is 350 to 450 L / min, the coating speed is 0.3 μm / min or less,
For the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer, the cooling rate from the coating temperature of the third layer to the coating temperature of the fourth layer is 20 ° C./min or less, the coating temperature is 1350-1520 ° C., and the coating gas (propylene) flow rate Is formed under coating conditions of 35 to 110 L / min, a flowing gas (argon) flow rate of 65 to 240 L / min, and a coating speed of 3.4 μm / min or less.
請求項６に記載された発明に係る高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法は、請求項５に記載の第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層の被覆終了後の降温速度が２０℃／分以下であることを特徴とするものである。 The method for producing coated fuel particles for a HTGR according to the invention described in claim 6 has a temperature drop rate of 20 ° C./min after the coating of the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer according to claim 5. It is characterized by the following.
本発明の被覆燃料粒子製造条件により、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成することにより、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生する核分裂生成物に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することが可能となる効果がある。 According to the coated fuel particle production conditions of the present invention, the first low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, and the third SiC layer are formed on the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide. And a high-density pyrolytic carbon layer as a fourth layer in order to provide a high-quality coating layer with high confinement performance for fission products generated by fission reactions when used in a nuclear reactor. There is an effect that the coated fuel particles can be stably produced on an industrial scale.
本発明は、高温ガス炉燃料の被覆燃料粒子の製造工程のうち、二酸化ウランを焼結した燃料核の表面に、第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを順に被覆形成された製造法において、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生する核分裂生成物に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造するために必要な被覆燃料粒子製造条件を提供するものである。 The present invention includes a first low-density carbon layer and a second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer on the surface of a fuel core obtained by sintering uranium dioxide in the manufacturing process of coated fuel particles of a HTGR fuel. And a third SiC layer and a fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer in order, and confining fission products generated by fission reaction when used in a nuclear reactor The present invention provides a coated fuel particle production condition necessary for stably producing a coated fuel particle having a high-performance and high-quality coating layer on an industrial scale.
まず、第１層の低密度炭素層は、密度約１ｇ／ｃｍ３ の低密度熱分解炭素で、ガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）のガス溜としての機能と、燃料核のスウェリングを吸収するバッファとしての機能とを併せ持つ。 First, the low-density carbon layer of the first layer is low-density pyrolytic carbon having a density of about 1 g / cm 3 and absorbs the function of a gaseous fission product (FP) as a gas reservoir and the swelling of fuel nuclei. It also has a function as a buffer to perform.
本発明では、第１層の低密度炭素層を、室温から第１層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３００〜１５００℃、被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量を６０〜２２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を９０〜２５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を１０μｍ／分以上とする被覆燃料粒子製造条件で形成するものであるため、前述の２つの機能が確実となり、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生するガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）のガス溜としての機能と、燃料核のスウェリングを吸収するバッファとしての機能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することが可能となる。 In the present invention, the low-density carbon layer of the first layer has a temperature rising rate from room temperature to the coating temperature of the first layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1300 to 1500 ° C., and a coating gas (acetylene) flow rate of 60. ~ 220L / min, fluid gas (argon) flow rate is 90 ~ 250L / min, and the coating speed is 10μm / min or more. A high-quality coating layer that functions as a gas reservoir for gaseous fission products (FP) generated by fission reactions and as a buffer that absorbs fuel nuclear swelling when used in a furnace. The coated fuel particles can be stably produced on an industrial scale.
次に、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層は、密度約１．８ｇ／ｃｍ３ の高密度熱分解炭素で、ガス状ＦＰの保持機能を有する。 Next, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer is high-density pyrolytic carbon having a density of about 1.8 g / cm 3 and has a function of holding a gaseous FP.
別の本発明では、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第１層の被覆温度から第２層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１４８０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３０〜１２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を１４０〜１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を４μｍ／分以下とする被覆燃料粒子製造条件で形成するものであるため、前述の保持機能が確実となり、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生するガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することが可能となる。 In another aspect of the present invention, the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the second layer has a heating rate of 25 ° C./min or less from the coating temperature of the first layer to the coating temperature of the second layer, and a coating temperature of 1350 to 1480 ° C. Since the coating gas (propylene) flow rate is 30 to 120 L / min, the flowing gas (argon) flow rate is 140 to 190 L / min, and the coating speed is 4 μm / min or less, the coating fuel particle production conditions are used. When used in a nuclear reactor, the coated fuel particles with a high-quality coating layer with high confinement performance against gaseous fission products (FP) generated by the fission reaction are stable on an industrial scale. And can be manufactured.
次に、第３層のＳｉＣ層は、密度約３．２ｇ／ｃｍ３ の炭化珪素（ＳｉＣ）で固体状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）の保持機能を有するとともに、被覆層の主要な強度部材としての機能を有している。 Next, the SiC layer of the third layer is a silicon carbide (SiC) having a density of about 3.2 g / cm 3 and has a function of retaining solid fission products (FP), and as a main strength member of the coating layer. It has the function of
別の本発明では、第３層のＳｉＣ層を、第２層の被覆温度から第３層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１５００〜１６５０℃、被覆ガス（水素＋メチルトリクロロシラン）流量を５〜９Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（水素）流量を３５０〜４５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を０．３μｍ／分以下とする被覆燃料粒子製造条件で形成するものであるため、前述の保持機能及び強度部材としての機能が確実となり、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生するガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することが可能となる。 In another aspect of the present invention, the third SiC layer is heated at a rate of temperature increase from the coating temperature of the second layer to the coating temperature of the third layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1500 to 1650 ° C., a coating gas ( (Hydrogen + methyltrichlorosilane) flow rate is 5 to 9 L / min, fluid gas (hydrogen) flow rate is 350 to 450 L / min, and coating speed is 0.3 μm / min or less. The above-mentioned holding function and function as a strength member are ensured, and when used in a nuclear reactor, it has a high-quality coating layer with high confinement performance for gaseous fission products (FP) generated by fission reaction when used in a nuclear reactor. The coated fuel particles can be stably produced on an industrial scale.
次に、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層は、第２層と同様の密度約１．８ｇ／ｃｍ３ の高密度熱分解炭素でガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）の保持機能を有するとともに、第３層の保護層としての機能も有している。 Next, the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer has a function of holding a gaseous fission product (FP) with high-density pyrolytic carbon having a density of about 1.8 g / cm 3 similar to the second layer. In addition, it has a function as a protective layer of the third layer.
別の発明では、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第３層の被覆温度から第４層の被覆温度までの降温速度を２０℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１５２０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３５〜１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を６５〜２４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を３．４μｍ／分以下とする被覆燃料粒子製造条件で形成するものであるため、前述の保持機能及び保護層としての機能が確実となり、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生するガス状の核分裂生成物（ＦＰ）に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することが可能となる。 In another invention, the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer is coated at a temperature lowering rate of 20 ° C./min or less from the coating temperature of the third layer to the coating temperature of the fourth layer, the coating temperature of 1350 to 1520 ° C. Since it is formed under the coated fuel particle production conditions in which the gas (propylene) flow rate is 35 to 110 L / min, the flowing gas (argon) flow rate is 65 to 240 L / min, and the coating speed is 3.4 μm / min or less, A high-quality coating layer with high confinement performance for gaseous fission products (FP) generated by the fission reaction when used in a nuclear reactor. The particles can be stably produced on an industrial scale.
前記各層において各層の被覆燃料粒子製造条件で形成することにより、各層の機能が確実となるが、最も好ましい態様としては、第１層から第４層の被覆燃料粒子製造条件で順に被覆形成することにより、原子炉内で使用した際に、核分裂反応により発生する核分裂生成物に対する閉じ込め性能の最も高い高品質な被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することが可能となる効果がある。 The function of each layer is ensured by forming each layer under the coating fuel particle production conditions of each layer. However, as a most preferable aspect, the coating is sequentially formed under the coating fuel particle production conditions of the first layer to the fourth layer. This makes it possible to stably produce coated fuel particles with a high-quality coating layer with the highest confinement performance for fission products generated by fission reactions on an industrial scale when used in a nuclear reactor. There is.
更に、好ましい態様として、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層の被覆終了後の降温速度を２０℃／分以下として徐々に温度を下げることにより、被覆層の破損が軽減され、核分裂生成物に対する閉じ込め性能の高い高品質な被覆層が得られる。 Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, damage to the coating layer is reduced by gradually lowering the temperature at a rate of temperature decrease of 20 ° C./min or less after the coating of the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer. A high-quality coating layer with high confinement performance can be obtained.
また、本発明の各層の被覆形成は、燃料核を流動床に装荷して、被覆ガスを熱分解させることにより被覆を施す。具体的には、第１層の低密度炭素の場合は約１４００℃でアセチレン（Ｃ２Ｈ２）を、第２層及び第４層の高密度熱分解炭素の場合は約１４００℃でプロピレン（Ｃ３Ｈ６）を、第３層のＳｉＣの場合は約１６００℃でメチルトリクロロシラン（ＣＨ３ＳｉＣｌ３）を熱分解する。 In the coating formation of each layer of the present invention, coating is performed by loading fuel nuclei on a fluidized bed and thermally decomposing the coating gas. Specifically, acetylene (C 2 H 2 ) is used at about 1400 ° C. for the first layer of low-density carbon, and propylene (C 2 H 2 ) is used for the second and fourth layers of high-density pyrolytic carbon at about 1400 ° C. C 3 H 6 ), and in the case of the third layer of SiC, methyltrichlorosilane (CH 3 SiCl 3 ) is thermally decomposed at about 1600 ° C.
前述の被覆ガスを使用して各被覆層を形成させる際には、被覆層を各粒子に均一に付けるため別のガスを用いて粒子を反応管内で十分に流動させた状態で行う。粒子を流動させるための流動ガスとしては、第１、２及び４層を被覆する場合は不活性ガスの一つであるアルゴンガスを、そして第３層を被覆する際には水素ガス又は水素ガス＋不活性ガスの一つであるアルゴンガスが一般的に使用されている。 When each coating layer is formed using the aforementioned coating gas, the particles are sufficiently flowed in the reaction tube using another gas in order to uniformly apply the coating layer to each particle. As a flowing gas for flowing particles, argon gas, which is one of inert gases when coating the first, second and fourth layers, and hydrogen gas or hydrogen gas when coating the third layer + Argon gas, which is one of inert gases, is generally used.
尚、被覆層厚さについては、上記被覆条件のうち、被覆時間のみを増減させることにより調節することが可能であり、本製造条件によりいかなる仕様の被覆燃料粒子も製造が可能である。 The coating layer thickness can be adjusted by increasing / decreasing only the coating time among the above-mentioned coating conditions, and coated fuel particles of any specifications can be manufactured according to the present manufacturing conditions.
日本原子力研究所 高温工学試験研究炉（ＨＴＴＲ）に装荷される初装荷燃料及び第１回取り替え燃料の約２トン−Ｕの被覆燃料粒子の製造工程のうち、二酸化ウラン燃料核に第１層の低密度炭素層と、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層と、第３層のＳｉＣ層と、第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層とを連続被覆する製造工程を、上記の条件を適用して実施した。その被覆条件を決定するにあたって、昇温速度、被覆温度、被覆ガス流量、流動ガス流量、被覆速度の最適化を行った。 Of the production process of coated fuel particles of about 2 tons-U of the first loaded fuel and the first replacement fuel loaded in the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) of the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, The above-mentioned conditions are applied to the manufacturing process for continuously coating the low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high-density pyrolytic carbon layer. And carried out. In determining the coating conditions, the heating rate, coating temperature, coating gas flow rate, flowing gas flow rate, and coating rate were optimized.
(1) 第１層の低密度炭素層の被覆条件を、室温から第１層被覆温度までの昇温速度と、被覆温度、被覆ガス流量と、流動ガス流量、被覆速度を種々変化させた条件で行った。 (1) Conditions for coating the low-density carbon layer of the first layer with various changes in the heating rate from room temperature to the first layer coating temperature, the coating temperature, the coating gas flow rate, the flowing gas flow rate, and the coating rate I went there.
室温から第１層被覆温度までは昇温温度が２５℃／分を越えると、内部欠陥の存在する燃料核が熱応力により割れることがあるため、昇温速度は２５℃／分以下である必要がある。また、被覆温度は、１３００℃未満であると、アセチレンの熱分解反応が進まず、分解が不充分となり、健全な低密度炭素層を形成することができない。一方、１５００℃を越えると燃料核のＵＯ２ と反応し、ＵＣＯが形成される。 If the temperature rise temperature exceeds 25 ° C / min from room temperature to the first layer coating temperature, the fuel core with internal defects may be cracked by thermal stress, so the temperature rise rate must be 25 ° C / min or less. There is. On the other hand, if the coating temperature is less than 1300 ° C., the thermal decomposition reaction of acetylene does not proceed, the decomposition becomes insufficient, and a healthy low-density carbon layer cannot be formed. On the other hand, when it exceeds 1500 ° C., it reacts with UO 2 of the fuel nucleus to form UCO.
被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量は、６０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、被覆温度が１５００℃であっても、被覆速度を１０μｍ／分以上とすることができない。一方、２２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を最小の９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎにしても、粒子の流動が激しく、被覆層の破損が生じる。 If the coating gas (acetylene) flow rate is less than 60 L / min, the coating speed cannot be 10 μm / min or more even if the coating temperature is 1500 ° C. On the other hand, if the flow rate exceeds 220 L / min, even if the flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is 90 L / min, which is the minimum, the flow of particles is intense and the coating layer is damaged.
流動ガス（アルゴン）流量は、９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、粒子の流動が不充分となり、均一な被覆層を形成することができない。一方、２５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると、被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量を最小の６０Ｌ／ｍｉｎにしても、粒子の流動が激しく、被覆層の破損が生じる。 When the flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is less than 90 L / min, the flow of particles becomes insufficient, and a uniform coating layer cannot be formed. On the other hand, if it exceeds 250 L / min, even if the flow rate of the coating gas (acetylene) is 60 L / min, which is the minimum, the flow of particles is intense and the coating layer is damaged.
被覆速度は、１０μｍ／分未満であると、気孔の少ない被覆層となり、第１の機能である核分裂反応により発生するガス状のＦＰのガス溜や粒子のスウェリングを吸収するバッファとしての働きが不充分になる。被覆速度が速くなると被覆層の密度は低くなる傾向があるが、特に上限はない。 When the coating speed is less than 10 μm / min, a coating layer with few pores is formed, and it acts as a buffer for absorbing the gas FP gas reservoir and particle swelling generated by the fission reaction which is the first function. It becomes insufficient. As the coating speed increases, the density of the coating layer tends to decrease, but there is no particular upper limit.
(2) 第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層の被覆条件を、第１層被覆温度から第２層被覆温度までの昇温速度、被覆温度、被覆ガス流量、流動ガス流量、被覆速度を種々変化させた条件で行った。 (2) Various coating conditions for the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the second layer, various heating rates from the first layer coating temperature to the second layer coating temperature, coating temperature, coating gas flow rate, flowing gas flow rate, coating rate It was performed under varied conditions.
第１の被覆温度から第２層被覆温度までは昇温速度が２５℃／分を越えると、内部欠陥の存在する燃料核が熱応力により割れることがあるため、昇温速度は２５℃／分以下である必要がある。また、被覆温度は、１３５０℃未満であるとプロピレンの熱分解反応が進まず、分解が不充分となり、健全な高密度炭素層を形成することができない。一方、１４８０℃を越えると被覆速度の制御が困難となり、均一な厚さ、組織を持つ被覆ができない。 If the heating rate exceeds 25 ° C./min from the first coating temperature to the second layer coating temperature, fuel nuclei with internal defects may be cracked by thermal stress, so the heating rate is 25 ° C./min. Must be: On the other hand, if the coating temperature is less than 1350 ° C., the thermal decomposition reaction of propylene does not proceed, the decomposition becomes insufficient, and a healthy high-density carbon layer cannot be formed. On the other hand, if the temperature exceeds 1480 ° C., it is difficult to control the coating speed, and coating with a uniform thickness and structure cannot be achieved.
被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量は、３０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、被覆ガス／（被覆ガス＋流動ガス）の値が小さくなる。つまり、被覆ガスの濃度が低くなり、被覆層密度が低くなってしまう。一方、１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を最小の１４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎにしても、粒子の流動が激しく、被覆層の破損が生じる。 When the flow rate of the coating gas (propylene) is less than 30 L / min, the value of the coating gas / (coating gas + fluid gas) decreases. That is, the density | concentration of coating gas becomes low and a coating layer density will become low. On the other hand, if the flow rate exceeds 190 L / min, even if the flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is 140 L / min, which is the minimum, the flow of particles is intense and the coating layer is damaged.
流動ガス（アルゴン）流量は、１４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、粒子の流量が不充分となり、均一な被覆層を形成することができない。一方、１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を最小の３０Ｌ／ｍｉｎにしても、粒子の流動が激しく、被覆層の破損が生じる。また、被覆速度が、４μｍ／分を越えると、均一な厚さや組織を持つ被覆層ができない。 When the flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is less than 140 L / min, the flow rate of the particles becomes insufficient, and a uniform coating layer cannot be formed. On the other hand, if it exceeds 190 L / min, even if the coating gas (propylene) flow rate is 30 L / min, which is the minimum, the flow of particles is intense and the coating layer is damaged. On the other hand, when the coating speed exceeds 4 μm / min, a coating layer having a uniform thickness and structure cannot be obtained.
(3) 第３層のＳｉＣ層の被覆条件を、第２層被覆温度から第３層被覆温度までの昇温速度、被覆温度、被覆ガス流量、流動ガス流量、被覆速度を種々変化させた条件で行った。 (3) Conditions for coating the SiC layer of the third layer with various changes in the rate of temperature rise from the second layer coating temperature to the third layer coating temperature, the coating temperature, the coating gas flow rate, the flowing gas flow rate, and the coating rate I went there.
第２層の被覆温度から第３層の被覆温度までの昇温速度が２５℃／分を越えると、内部欠陥の存在する燃料核が熱応力により割れることがあるため、昇温速度は２５℃／分以下である必要がある。 If the heating rate from the coating temperature of the second layer to the coating temperature of the third layer exceeds 25 ° C./min, the fuel core in which internal defects exist may be cracked by thermal stress. / Min or less.
被覆温度は、１５００℃未満であると、ＳｉＣの形態をとらないフリーＳｉが発生するため、Ｓｉ／Ｃの比が１よりも大きくなる。Ｓｉ／Ｃ＝１でないと、ＳｉＣの特性が低下する。また、被覆装置の被覆ガス噴出口にＳｉＣの堆積物ができ、流動状態が悪化するため、均一な被覆ができない。一方、１６５０℃を越えると、被覆層に積層欠陥が生じると共に、被覆装置の被覆ガス噴出口に粒子が付着し、堆積物となり、流動状態を悪化させるため、均一な被覆ができない。 When the coating temperature is less than 1500 ° C., free Si that does not take the form of SiC is generated, so the ratio of Si / C becomes larger than 1. If it is not Si / C = 1, the characteristic of SiC will fall. In addition, SiC deposits are formed at the coating gas outlet of the coating apparatus, and the flow state deteriorates, so that uniform coating cannot be performed. On the other hand, when the temperature exceeds 1650 ° C., stacking faults occur in the coating layer, and particles adhere to the coating gas jet port of the coating apparatus to form a deposit, which deteriorates the fluid state, so that uniform coating cannot be performed.
被覆ガスであるメチルトリクロロシランを運ぶ水素ガス流量が５Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、被覆ガス濃度が低くなり、被覆層密度が低くなってしまう。一方、９Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると余剰のメチルトリクロロシランが被覆装置の被覆ガス噴出口に堆積物を形成し、流動状態を悪化させるため、均一な被覆ができない。 When the flow rate of hydrogen gas carrying methyltrichlorosilane, which is a coating gas, is less than 5 L / min, the coating gas concentration is lowered and the coating layer density is lowered. On the other hand, if it exceeds 9 L / min, excess methyltrichlorosilane forms deposits at the coating gas jet port of the coating apparatus and deteriorates the flow state, so that uniform coating cannot be performed.
流動ガス（水素）流量が３５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、粒子の流動が不充分となり、均一な被覆層を形成することができない。一方、４５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると、粒子の流動が激しく、被覆層の破損が生じる。また、被覆速度は０．３μｍ／分を越えると積層欠陥を生じる。 When the flow rate of the flowing gas (hydrogen) is less than 350 L / min, the flow of particles becomes insufficient, and a uniform coating layer cannot be formed. On the other hand, when it exceeds 450 L / min, the flow of particles is so intense that the coating layer is damaged. On the other hand, if the coating speed exceeds 0.3 μm / min, a stacking fault occurs.
(4) 第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層の被覆条件を、第３層被覆温度から第４層被覆温度までの降温速度：２０℃／分以下、被覆温度：１３５０〜１５２０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量：３５〜１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量：６５〜２４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度：１．７〜３．４μｍ／分とした。 (4) The coating conditions of the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer are as follows: the rate of temperature decrease from the third layer coating temperature to the fourth layer coating temperature: 20 ° C./min or less; the coating temperature: 1350-1520 ° C .; (Propylene) flow rate: 35 to 110 L / min, fluid gas (argon) flow rate: 65 to 240 L / min, coating speed: 1.7 to 3.4 μm / min.
第３層の被覆温度から第４層被覆温度までの降温速度が、２０℃／分を越えると、被覆層の剥離や破損が生じることがあるため、昇温速度は２０℃／分以下である必要がある。また、被覆温度は、１３５０℃未満であると、プロピレンの熱分解反応が進まず、分解が不充分となり、健全な高密度炭素層を形成することができない。一方、１５２０℃を越えると、被覆速度の制御が困難となり、均一な厚さ、組織を持つ被覆ができない。 If the rate of temperature drop from the coating temperature of the third layer to the coating temperature of the fourth layer exceeds 20 ° C./min, the coating layer may be peeled off or damaged, so the rate of temperature increase is 20 ° C./min or less. There is a need. On the other hand, if the coating temperature is less than 1350 ° C., the thermal decomposition reaction of propylene does not proceed, the decomposition becomes insufficient, and a healthy high-density carbon layer cannot be formed. On the other hand, if it exceeds 1520 ° C., it becomes difficult to control the coating speed, and coating with a uniform thickness and structure cannot be achieved.
被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量は、３０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ未満であると、被覆ガス濃度が低くなり、被覆層の密度が低くなってしまう。一方、１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎを越えると流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を最小の３５Ｌ／ｍｉｎにしても、粒子の流動が激しく、被覆層の破損が生じる。また、被覆速度が３．４μｍ／分を越えると、均一な厚さや組織を持つ被覆層ができない。 When the flow rate of the coating gas (propylene) is less than 30 L / min, the coating gas concentration becomes low and the density of the coating layer becomes low. On the other hand, if the flow rate exceeds 110 L / min, even if the flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is set to the minimum 35 L / min, the flow of particles is intense and the coating layer is damaged. On the other hand, when the coating speed exceeds 3.4 μm / min, a coating layer having a uniform thickness and structure cannot be obtained.
(5) 第４層の高密度炭素層の被覆終了後の降温速度を２０℃／分以下とした。第４層の被覆終了後の降温速度が、２０℃／分を越えると、ＳｉＣ層と高密度炭素層の熱収縮率の違いから、被覆層の剥離や破損が生じることがあるからである。 (5) The cooling rate after the coating of the high-density carbon layer of the fourth layer was 20 ° C./min or less. This is because if the temperature decreasing rate after the coating of the fourth layer exceeds 20 ° C./min, the coating layer may be peeled off or damaged due to the difference in thermal shrinkage between the SiC layer and the high-density carbon layer.
二酸化ウラン燃料核に第１層の低密度炭素層、第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層、第３層のＳｉＣ層及び第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層を連続被覆する製造工程は、約６００バッチからなるものであったが、得られた被覆燃料粒子は各々以下の被覆層厚さ及び被覆層密度を安定して持つものであった。各層の被覆層厚さ及び被覆層密度の平均値を次の表１に示す。また、図１に本発明の被覆燃料粒子製造条件で製造された被覆燃料粒子の外観写真を示す。 The manufacturing process of continuously coating the uranium dioxide fuel core with the first low density carbon layer, the second high density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high density pyrolytic carbon layer, Although it consisted of about 600 batches, the obtained coated fuel particles each had the following coating layer thickness and coating layer density stably. The average value of the coating layer thickness and the coating layer density of each layer is shown in Table 1 below. FIG. 1 shows a photograph of the appearance of coated fuel particles produced under the coated fuel particle production conditions of the present invention.
また、原子炉内で使用した際、核分裂反応により発生する核分裂生成物に対する閉じ込め性能についても、現在燃焼中の初装荷燃料に対する９５０℃高温運転試験の結果、核分裂生成物の放出量／核分裂生成物の生成量の比の値は１０−８レベルであり、非常に高い品質の被覆層を持つ被覆燃料粒子を工業規模で安定して製造することができていることが実証されている。 In addition, as for the confinement performance of fission products generated by fission reaction when used in a nuclear reactor, the result of high-temperature operation test at 950 ° C for the initially loaded fuel that is currently burning shows the fission product release / fission product The ratio value of the production amount is 10 −8 level, and it has been demonstrated that coated fuel particles having a coating layer of very high quality can be stably produced on an industrial scale.
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第１層の低密度炭素層を、室温から第１層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３００〜１５００℃、被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量を６０〜２２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を９０〜２５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を１０μｍ／分以上とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とする高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法。 On the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide, the first low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high-density pyrolysis In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor in which a carbon layer and a coating are formed in order,
The low-density carbon layer of the first layer has a heating rate from room temperature to the coating temperature of the first layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1300 to 1500 ° C., and a coating gas (acetylene) flow rate of 60 to 220 L / min. A method for producing coated fuel particles for a high-temperature gas furnace, characterized by forming the coating gas under a coating condition in which a flow rate of flowing gas (argon) is 90 to 250 L / min and a coating speed is 10 μm / min or more.
第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第１層の被覆温度から第２層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１４８０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３０〜１２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を１４０〜１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を４μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とする高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法。 On the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide, the first low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high-density pyrolysis In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor in which a carbon layer and a coating are formed in order,
The high-temperature pyrolytic carbon layer of the second layer has a heating rate from the coating temperature of the first layer to the coating temperature of the second layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1350 to 1480 ° C., a coating gas (propylene) A method for producing coated fuel particles for a HTGR characterized by forming under a coating condition in which a flow rate is 30 to 120 L / min, a flowing gas (argon) flow rate is 140 to 190 L / min, and a coating speed is 4 μm / min or less. .
第３層のＳｉＣ層を、第２層の被覆温度から第３層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１５００〜１６５０℃、被覆ガス（水素＋メチルトリクロロシラン）流量を５〜９Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（水素）流量を３５０〜４５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を０．３μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とする高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法。 On the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide, the first low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high-density pyrolysis In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor in which a carbon layer and a coating are formed in order,
The SiC layer of the third layer has a rate of temperature increase from the coating temperature of the second layer to the coating temperature of the third layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1500 to 1650 ° C., a coating gas (hydrogen + methyltrichlorosilane) A coated fuel particle for a HTGR characterized by being formed under coating conditions in which a flow rate is 5 to 9 L / min, a flowing gas (hydrogen) flow rate is 350 to 450 L / min, and a coating speed is 0.3 μm / min or less. Manufacturing method.
第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第３層の被覆温度から第４層の被覆温度までの降温速度を２０℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１５２０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３５〜１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を６５〜２４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を３．４μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とする高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法。 On the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide, the first low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high-density pyrolysis In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor in which a carbon layer and a coating are formed in order,
For the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer, the cooling rate from the coating temperature of the third layer to the coating temperature of the fourth layer is 20 ° C./min or less, the coating temperature is 1350-1520 ° C., and the coating gas (propylene) flow rate Of coated fuel particles for high-temperature gas reactors, characterized in that it is formed under coating conditions of 35 to 110 L / min, a flow rate of flowing gas (argon) of 65 to 240 L / min, and a coating speed of 3.4 μm / min or less. Law.
第１層の低密度炭素層を、室温から第１層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３００〜１５００℃、被覆ガス（アセチレン）流量を６０〜２２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を９０〜２５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を１０μｍ／分以上とし、
第２層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第１層の被覆温度から第２層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１４８０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３０〜１２０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を１４０〜１９０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を４μｍ／分以下とし、
第３層のＳｉＣ層を、第２層の被覆温度から第３層の被覆温度までの昇温速度を２５℃／分以下、被覆温度を１５００〜１６５０℃、被覆ガス（水素＋メチルトリクロロシラン）流量を５〜９Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（水素）流量を３５０〜４５０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を０．３μｍ／分以下とし、
第４層の高密度熱分解炭素層を、第３層の被覆温度から第４層の被覆温度までの降温速度を２０℃／分以下、被覆温度を１３５０〜１５２０℃、被覆ガス（プロピレン）流量を３５〜１１０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、流動ガス（アルゴン）流量を６５〜２４０Ｌ／ｍｉｎ、被覆速度を３．４μｍ／分以下とする被覆条件で形成することを特徴とする高温ガス炉用被覆燃料粒子の製造法。 On the surface of the fuel core sintered with uranium dioxide, the first low-density carbon layer, the second high-density pyrolytic carbon layer, the third SiC layer, and the fourth high-density pyrolysis In the method for producing coated fuel particles for a high temperature gas reactor in which a carbon layer and a coating are formed in order,
The low-density carbon layer of the first layer has a heating rate from room temperature to the coating temperature of the first layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1300 to 1500 ° C., and a coating gas (acetylene) flow rate of 60 to 220 L / min. The flow rate of the flowing gas (argon) is 90 to 250 L / min, the coating speed is 10 μm / min or more,
The high-temperature pyrolytic carbon layer of the second layer has a heating rate from the coating temperature of the first layer to the coating temperature of the second layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1350 to 1480 ° C., a coating gas (propylene) The flow rate is 30 to 120 L / min, the flowing gas (argon) flow rate is 140 to 190 L / min, the coating speed is 4 μm / min or less,
The SiC layer of the third layer has a rate of temperature increase from the coating temperature of the second layer to the coating temperature of the third layer of 25 ° C./min or less, a coating temperature of 1500 to 1650 ° C., a coating gas (hydrogen + methyltrichlorosilane) The flow rate is 5 to 9 L / min, the flowing gas (hydrogen) flow rate is 350 to 450 L / min, the coating speed is 0.3 μm / min or less,
For the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer, the cooling rate from the coating temperature of the third layer to the coating temperature of the fourth layer is 20 ° C./min or less, the coating temperature is 1350-1520 ° C., and the coating gas (propylene) flow rate Of coated fuel particles for high-temperature gas reactors, characterized in that it is formed under coating conditions of 35 to 110 L / min, a flow rate of flowing gas (argon) of 65 to 240 L / min, and a coating speed of 3.4 μm / min or less. Law.
The method for producing coated fuel particles for a HTGR according to claim 5, wherein the temperature decreasing rate after the coating of the high-density pyrolytic carbon layer of the fourth layer is 20 ° C / min or less.
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