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Status of ATR-A1 irradiation experiment on vanadium alloys and low-activation steels

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/543307· OSTI ID:543307
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  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States); and others
The ATR-A1 irradiation experiment in the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) was a collaborative U.S./Japan effort to study at low temperatures the effects of neutron damage on vanadium alloys. The experiment also contained a limited quantity of low-activation ferritic steel specimens from Japan as part of the collaboration agreement. The irradiation was completed on May 5, 1996, as planned, after achieving an estimated neutron damage of 4.7 dpa in vanadium. The capsule has since been kept in the ATR water canal for the required radioactivity cool-down. Planning is underway for disassembly of the capsule and test specimen retrieval.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
543307
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER--0313/21; ON: DE97008798
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English