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Technical Center - Focus on Technology
Hot Cells and Semi-hot Cells
Radiochemical Laboratory
• Fracture mechanical examinations
• Metallographic examinations with
specimens manufacturing
• Materials and components testing and
development
• Failure Analyses
Materials testing
• Material examinations for reactor pressure vessel Mechanical – technological examinations
(RPV) surveillance programs according to inter- 2 hot cells, 90 cm heavy concrete shielding,
national standards activity handling up to 1014 Bq (based on
• Testing of different fracture mechanics speci- Co-60)
mens in the frame of RPV surveillance programs
3 material testing cells (20 cm lead shielding)
according to specific fracture mechanics
concepts
Testing machines, equipment in
• Material examination and testing of diverse
cells/exhausters:
materials and manufacturing components
• Relaxation measurements on springs and • Impact testing machine with instrumented
bending specimens 300 J and 15 J hammer, standard test
temperatures –150 °C up to +300 °C
• Non-destructive material testing for crack deter- (other temperature on request)
mination on diverse components (penetration
test, PT2) • Multi-purpose testing machines for
alternate tension-compression load tests
• Radiation resistance tests on plastics and
up to 5 kN, 200 kN and 600 kN, standard
adhesive joints as well as cable insulation and
test temperatures –150 °C up to +300 °C
cable coating materials
(other temperature on request)
• Pellini machine for drop weight test
specimens, test temperatures –150 °C up
to +300 °C
• Resonance pulsator up to 20 kN and
250 Hz for fatigue precracking of fracture
mechanics specimens and determination
of crack growth rate
• Optical systems for fracture surface evalua-
tion, crack propagation measurement,
documentation of pictures coupled to an
image database and processing system
useable for all common data formats
• Annealing equipment for annealing
temperatures up to 600 °C
Manufacturing of the fatigue crack in a fracture
mechanic specimen
Hot Cells and Semi-hot Cells
Specimens manufacturing,
preparations
2 material machining cell
Machines, equipment in cells/exhausters:
• Electrical discharge machine
(wire-guided)
• CNC-controlled milling and drilling
machine with automatic 16 fold tool-
changing mechanism
• Turning lathes, milling machines
Positioning of a sample
• Broaching machine
Specimens manufacturing • Electron beam welding machine for
welding depths up to 110 mm
• Manufacturing of Charpy, fracture mechanics
and tensile specimens using modern machining • Demagnetization equipment, coil inner
equipment dimensions 230 mm x 230 mm and
• Manufacturing of reconstituted specimens with 230 mm x 1000 mm
electron beam welding technique (e. g. fracture • Diamond wire saw, cut widths 0.15 mm
mechanics specimens, Charpy specimens with a up to 0.7 mm diamond, circular, belt saws
minimal material requirement of 10 mm long • Standard machining equipment
inserts of 10 mm x 10 mm sample cross-section)
• Manufacturing of test pieces from already tested
specimens, material pieces and parts of failure
pieces
• Complete manufacturing up to the introduction
of mechanical and fatigue cracks as well as
dimension measurements of all manufactured
specimens by digital photography
Electrical discharge machine (EDM) Manufacturing of a specimen using EDM
Hot Cells and Semi-hot Cells
Metallographic examinations
• Failure analyses on different systems, e. g. Metallographic examinations
SG tubes, springs, screws, center ring pins
• Microstructure examinations on metallic 3 metallography/chemistry cells
materials and nuclear fuel
• Further development of materials in cooperation Apparatuses and equipment in
with our customers, e. g. material for spacer cells/exhausters:
grids, with examination of the oxide layer, the • Hardness tester for different testing
hydrogen distribution and the content of ranges: micro, low load, macro
hydrogen as well as geometric change of • Grinding and polishing tools as well as
components etching equipment
• Preparation of specimens for continuative
• Metallography microscopes with
examinations like SEM and TEM analyses
magnification of up to 1000, stereo
microscopes with magnification of up to
50, each with digital camera systems
coupled to an image database and
processing system usable for all common
data formats
• Cutting and abrasive equipment
(diamond abrasive cut-off, diamond wire
saw, other saws)
Microscopy of fracture surface Unpacking of a sample
Hot Cells and Semi-hot Cells
Our quality assurance Our all-included service
• Accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 • Provision of transport packages for highly
• Quality management system certified to radioactive specimens
DIN EN ISO 9001 • Organization and execution of transports
• Environmental management system certified to • Performance of examinations, evaluation and
DIN EN ISO 14001 documentation
Hot Cells
Your benefits at a glance
• Urgent on-request metallography for failure analysis
• Wide scope of material and components testing
• Long-term experience and high customer satisfaction
• Organization of shipment
AREVA GmbH
Your contact:
Hilmar Schnabel
Tel.: +49 (0)9131 900-97689
Fax: +49 (0)9131 900-97312
E-Mail: hilmar.schnabel@areva.com
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