Sodium fast reactor fuels and materials: research needs
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Radiation Effects Consulting. Richland, WA (United States)
- Advanced Reactor Concepts, Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
An expert panel was assembled to identify gaps in fuels and materials research prior to licensing sodium cooled fast reactor (SFR) design. The expert panel considered both metal and oxide fuels, various cladding and duct materials, structural materials, fuel performance codes, fabrication capability and records, and transient behavior of fuel types. A methodology was developed to rate the relative importance of phenomena and properties both as to importance to a regulatory body and the maturity of the technology base. The technology base for fuels and cladding was divided into three regimes: information of high maturity under conservative operating conditions, information of low maturity under more aggressive operating conditions, and future design expectations where meager data exist.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1044975
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2011-6546
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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