Status of performance and fabrication of metallic U-Pu-Zr fuel for the integral fast reactor
- eds.
Metallic U-Pu-Zr fuel is the choice for the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR). Available evidence points to acceptable performance of U-Pu-Zr metallic fuel to high burnup. However, questions remain to be answered about the performance and fabrication of U-Pu-Zr before it can be concluded that satisfactory performance has been demonstrated. The questions exist primarily because the metallic-fuel development program was terminated in the late 1960`s before high-burnup irradiation information could be generated. This paper explores questions that remain for the fabrication and performance of metallic fuels - with the emphasis being on the impact of those questions relative to the technical feasibility of the IFR. Irradiation performance, high-temperature behavior, fuel-cladding compatibility, off-normal performance, and fabricability of U-Pu-Zr metallic fuel are reviewed, along with the program for resolution of questions that remain in each area.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 707411
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-IFR-1; ON: TI85029083
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Nov 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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