Reactor Materials Science & Techniques to Test Materials and Components of Nuclear Power Installations
Research Areas
- Development of equipment and methods for post-irradiation examinations.
- Investigations of the performance of all-types NPPs components.
- Investigations of the effect of reactor irradiation on changes in properties of fuel compositions, structural and different functional materials.
- Development of SNF handling technologies regarding reactors of various types, development of equipment and research to simulate the SNF long-term storage conditions.
- Development and fabrication of experimental irradiation rigs, target-accumulators and other items.
- Materials testing aspects of reactors life extension.
- Refabrication of irradiated fuel rods and their instrumentation with detectors for instrumental tests in the research reactors.