Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) Startup Status

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2016 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:23042858

Parry, J. R. ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory: PO Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415 (United States)

Transient testing is critical for understanding how new fuels perform in accident conditions such as transient overpower and/or under cooling events. In February of 2014, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) determined that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was appropriate for the resumption of transient testing of nuclear fuels and materials. At that point, work began on the restart of the Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT), which was the DOE preferred alternative for reestablishing transient testing capability for nuclear fuels and materials in the U.S. Significant progress has been made in the restart of TREAT for transient testing since the FONSI in 2014. The progress made since 2014 towards restarting TREAT and the current status is documented in this summary. (author)

• OSTI ID: 23042858
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 115; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
COOLING
NUCLEAR FUELS
REACTOR START-UP
TESTING
TRANSIENT OVERPOWER ACCIDENTS
TRANSIENTS
TREAT REACTOR