Safeguards Considerations for Coated Particle Fuel Fabrication Facilities

Technical Report · Sun Aug 28 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1895595· OSTI ID:1895595

Suh, Rainbow ^[1]; Martinson, Sean ^[1]; Boldon, Lauren ^[1]; Breshears, Andrew ^[1]; Therios, Ike ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

This study aims to identify where existing fuel fabrication safeguards are limited in application to coated particle fuel fabrication facilities; perform a review of techniques that may be appropriate to address these limitations; and identify where further study is required. The purpose is to ensure the necessary technology and safeguards developments are established to facilitate safeguards-by-design for coated particle fuel fabrication facilities, analogous to the research and development (R&D) efforts in the advanced reactor space, including those requiring coated particle fuels and progress to higher technology readiness levels. Finally, this study will also help meet high priority objectives set forth by the IAEA in establishing safeguards R&D precedence and measurement/procedural standards at emerging fuel fabrication facilities. To achieve these objectives, the report is formatted to (1) distill relevant background information on fuel fabrication of oxide and coated particle fuels; (2) provide an overview of the fuel fabrication techniques for a reference oxide fuel fabrication facility and two selected TRISO fuel fabrication facilities; (3) develop facility models of safeguards approaches for the reference facility and the two TRISO facilities; and (4) identify any observed technology needs or gaps from this analysis.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1895595
• Report Number(s): ANL/SSS-21/8; 177097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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