A Novel Approach to Fabricating Fuel Compacts for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP)

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.07.032· OSTI ID:941027

Pappano, Peter J ^[1]; Burchell, Timothy D ^[1]; Trammell, Michael P ^[1]; Hunn, John D ^[1]

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1. ORNL

The next generation nuclear plant (NGNP) is a combined complex of a very high temperature reactor (VHTR) and hydrogen production facility. The VHTR can have a prismatic or pebble bed design and is powered by TRISO fuel in the form of a fuel compact (prismatic) or pebble (pebble bed). The US is scheduled to build a demonstration VHTR at the Idaho National Laboratory site by 2020. The first step toward building of this facility is development and qualification of the fuel for the reactor. This paper summarizes the research and development efforts performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) toward development of a qualified fuel compact for a VHTR.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 941027
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 381, Issue 1-2; ISSN 0022-3115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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