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Title: Fabrication and Qualification of Small Scale Irradiation Experiments in Support of the Accident Tolerant Fuels Program

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The Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATF) program aims to develop next generation Light Water Reactor (LWR) fuels with improved performance, reliability, and safety. The program has developed a roadmap to support the insertion of lead fuel rods (LFRs) or lead fuel assemblies (LFAs) of an accident tolerant fuel into a commercial LWR by the end of FY 2022. In order to achieve this goal, novel fuel compositions and cladding materials are being assembled as drop-in irradiation experiments to allow for prioritization of concepts to further the ATF mission. Development of fabrication methodology and qualification techniques for small-scale irradiation test samples is reported.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1491384
Report Number(s):
INL/CON-15-35888-Rev001
Resource Relation:
Conference: TMS 2016, NAshville, TN, 02/14/2016 - 02/18/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English