Open AccessSodium fast reactor fuels and materials : research needs.
Author(s) -
Matthew R Denman,
David Porter,
Art Wright,
John D. B. Lambert,
S.L. Hayes,
Ken Natesan,
L.J. Ott,
F.А. Garner,
L.C. Walters,
Abdellatif M. Yacout
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1044975
Subject(s) - cladding (metalworking) , maturity (psychological) , sodium cooled fast reactor , fabrication , nuclear engineering , process engineering , materials science , environmental science , mechanical engineering , engineering , composite material , medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , alternative medicine , pathology
An expert panel was assembled to identify gaps in fuels and materials research prior to licensing sodium cooled fast reactor (SFR) design. The expert panel considered both metal and oxide fuels, various cladding and duct materials, structural materials, fuel performance codes, fabrication capability and records, and transient behavior of fuel types. A methodology was developed to rate the relative importance of phenomena and properties both as to importance to a regulatory body and the maturity of the technology base. The technology base for fuels and cladding was divided into three regimes: information of high maturity under conservative operating conditions, information of low maturity under more aggressive operating conditions, and future design expectations where meager data exist
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