FY 2018 Annual Status Report for the Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library
- Idaho National Laboratory
The Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library (NFML), which is owned by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) and curated by the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF), is a collection of specialized information and nuclear fuel and material samples from past and ongoing irradiation test campaigns. The NFML also includes real-world components retrieved from decommissioned power reactors and donations from other sources. The NFML can be accessed through a web portal at the NSUF web page NSUF.INL.gov or directly at https://nsuf-infrastructure.inl.gov/. The NFML was conceived shortly after the NSUF was established in 2007. The concept was to offer Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) irradiated materials and NSUF project samples that were stored in Idaho National Laboratory (INL) hot cells to researchers for use in NSUF-awarded research projects. The NFML catalogue began as a series of electronic spreadsheets gathered from principal investigators (PI) and INL programs. In the summer of 2016, the spreadsheets were migrated into an online database within the NSUF website. The NFML inventory has continued to grow with the addition of NSUF-funded project specimens, Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 2 (EBR-II) legacy samples, and donated material from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The online library technology further evolved with upgrades for users and administrators of the database. NFML outreach in FY 2018 included NSUF representatives at conferences and workshops domestically and internationally. This document provides a status report on the NFML for FY 2018.
- 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:
- 1700532
- Report Number(s):
- INL/EXT-18-51892-Rev000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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