TY - JOUR
T1 - A US perspective on fast reactor fuel fabrication technology and experience. Part II
T2 - Ceramic fuels
AU - Burkes, Douglas E.
AU - Fielding, Randall S.
AU - Porter, Douglas L.
AU - Meyer, Mitchell K.
AU - Makenas, Bruce J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge the many scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff involved with the EBR-II and FFTF over three decades. Their commitment, integrity, and knowledge has in no small part inspired a new generation of scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff to continue the great and important work they established, especially in such a dire time of need. The authors would like to thank Ron B. Baker of Fluor Hanford for very helpful discussions in the preparation of this paper. This work is supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), under DOE Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07-05ID14517.
PY - 2009/8/15
Y1 - 2009/8/15
N2 - This paper is Part II of a review focusing on the United States experience with oxide, carbide, and nitride fast reactor fuel fabrication. Over 60 years of research in fuel fabrication by government, national laboratories, industry, and academia has culminated in a foundation of research and resulted in significant improvements to the technologies employed to fabricate these fuel types. 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.
AB - This paper is Part II of a review focusing on the United States experience with oxide, carbide, and nitride fast reactor fuel fabrication. Over 60 years of research in fuel fabrication by government, national laboratories, industry, and academia has culminated in a foundation of research and resulted in significant improvements to the technologies employed to fabricate these fuel types. 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.04.023
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.04.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:68049094096
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 393
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
IS - 1
ER -