Novel Fuel Form Fabrication

Laura K Sudderth; Connor D Michelich; Randall S Fielding

Novel Fuel Form Fabrication

Fuel Fabrication & Nuclear Materials Management

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Abstract

Novel fuel form fabrication efforts have focused on casting of smaller diameter fuels in order to show the feasibility of the FAST test and the incorporation of a FCCI barrier either integral to the fuel or within the cladding tube. Casting of small diameter fuel slugs proved to be feasible at least one pin at a time using vacuum assisted arc casting. Integration of an integral FCCI barrier is also feasible although additional refinement will be necessary. If a sodium bonded fuel is employed, a more simple FCCI barrier may be to incorporate a thin barrier of material in the cladding before the sodium and fuel are loaded. Experiments have shown that sodium bonding of the barrier material and fuel is feasible.

Original language	English
State	Published - Feb 27 2020

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