TY - JOUR
T1 - A US perspective on fast reactor fuel fabrication technology and experience part I: metal fuels and assembly design
T2 - metal fuels and assembly design
AU - Burkes, Douglas E.
AU - Fielding, Randall S.
AU - Porter, Douglas L.
AU - Crawford, Douglas C.
AU - Meyer, Mitchell K.
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. 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 - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - This paper is part I of a review focusing on the United States experience with metallic fast reactor fuel fabrication and assembly design for the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) and the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF). Experience with metal fuel fabrication in the United States is extensive, including over 60 years of research conducted by the government, national laboratories, industry, and academia. This experience has culminated in a considerable amount of research that resulted in significant improvements to the technologies employed to fabricate metallic fast reactor fuel. This part of the review documents the current state of fuel fabrication technologies for metallic fuels, 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 I of a review focusing on the United States experience with metallic fast reactor fuel fabrication and assembly design for the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) and the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF). Experience with metal fuel fabrication in the United States is extensive, including over 60 years of research conducted by the government, national laboratories, industry, and academia. This experience has culminated in a considerable amount of research that resulted in significant improvements to the technologies employed to fabricate metallic fast reactor fuel. This part of the review documents the current state of fuel fabrication technologies for metallic fuels, 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.2009.02.035
DO - 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2009.02.035
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:64449087255
SN - 0022-3115
VL - 389
SP - 458
EP - 469
JO - Journal of Nuclear Materials
JF - Journal of Nuclear Materials
IS - 3
ER -