Support for INL ART TDO Advanced Gas Reactor Fuel Fabrication and Characterization

Program Document · Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1562932

Marshall, Doug ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has participated in the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) program for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) since the inception of the program. In this effort, ORNL has fabricated tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel and fuel compacts for AGR-1, AGR-2, and AGR-3/4 experiments, provided matrix only components for AGC-2 and AGR-3/4 experiments and for university studies, and provided characterization, coating, and compaction support for Babcock and Wilcox (B&W). In FY 2017, the activities for the Very-High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Technology Development Office (TDO) fuel development are focused on preparations for the AGR-5/6/7 experiments. With the successful transfer of fuel fabrication technology to B&W, ORNL’s involvement has shifted toward transferring fuel characterization methods, providing support for fabricating surrogate fuel materials international collaborations. ORNL will also provide analytical support to B&W for uranium dispersion analysis and confirmatory fuel characterization analyses as needed.

• 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: 1562932
• Report Number(s): INL/MIS-12-27311-Rev009
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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