Submission of FeCrAl Feedstock for Support of AFC ATR-2 Irradiations

Technical Report · Fri Sep 16 04:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1328315· OSTI ID:1328315

Field, Kevin G. ^[1]; Barrett, Kristine E. ^[2]; Sun, Zhiqian ^[1]; Yamamoto, Yukinori ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) is currently being used to test accident tolerant fuel (ATF) forms destined for commercial nuclear power plant deployment. One irradiation program using the ATR for ATF concepts, Accident Tolerant Fuel-2 (ATF-2), is a water loop irradiation test using miniaturized fuel pins as test articles. This complicated testing configuration requires a series of pre-test experiments and verification including a flowing loop autoclave test and a sensor qualification test (SQT) prior to full test train deployment within the ATR. In support of the ATF-2 irradiation program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has supplied two different Generation II FeCrAl alloys in rod stock form to Idaho National Laboratory (INL). These rods will be machined into dummy pins for deployment in the autoclave test and SQT. Post-test analysis of the dummy pins will provide initial insight into the performance of Generation II FeCrAl alloys in the ATF-2 irradiation experiment as well as within a commercial nuclear reactor.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5). Advanced Fuel Campaign
• Contributing Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1328315
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM--2016/426; AF5810000; NEAF278
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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