Thermal Properties Capability Development Workshop Summary to Support the Implementation Plan for PIE Thermal Conductivity Measurements

Technical Report · Thu Apr 30 04:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1202890· OSTI ID:1202890

Braase, Lori ^[1]; Papesch, Cynthia ^[1]; Hurley, David ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

The Department of Energy (DOE)-Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and associated nuclear fuels programs have invested heavily over the years in infrastructure and capability development. With the current domestic and international need to develop Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATF), increasing importance is being placed on understanding fuel performance in irradiated conditions and on the need to model and validate that performance to reduce uncertainty and licensing timeframes. INL’s Thermal Properties Capability Development Workshop was organized to identify the capability needed by the various nuclear programs and list the opportunities to meet those needs. In addition, by the end of fiscal year 2015, the decision will be made on the initial thermal properties instruments to populate the shielded cell in the Irradiated Materials Characterization Laboratory (IMCL).

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1202890
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT--15-35125; FCRD-FUEL--2015-000219
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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