A U. S. Perspective on Fast Reactor Fuel Fabrication Technology and Experience Part II: Ceramic Fuels

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Journal of Nuclear Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.04.023· OSTI ID:964018

Burkes, Douglas E; Fielding, Randall S; Porter, Douglas S; Meyer, Mitchell K; Makenas, Bruce J

This paper is Part II of a review focusing on the United States experience with mixed oxide, carbide, and nitride fast reactor fuel fabrication, and it also refers to the impact of development in other nations. Over 60 years of research in fuel fabrication by government, national laboratories, industry, and academia has culminated into a foundation of research and resulted in significant improvements to the technologies employed to fabricate mixed oxide, carbide, and nitride fast reactor fuel. This part of the review documents the current state of fuel fabrication technologies in the United States for each of these fuel types, some of the challenges faced by previous researchers, and how these were overcome. Knowledge gained from reviewing previous investigations will aid both researchers and policy makers in forming future decisions relating to nuclear fuel fabrication technologies.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE - NE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC07-99ID-13727
• OSTI ID: 964018
• Report Number(s): INL/JOU-08-14414; JNUMAM; TRN: US0903399
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Materials, Vol. 393, Issue 1; ISSN 0022-3115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Fabrication Technology
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