Open AccessNP-MHTGR Fuel Development Program Results
Author(s) -
John T. Maki,
David A. Petti,
R.R. Hobbins,
R.K. McCardell,
Eric Shaber,
Frank Southworth
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/910745
Subject(s) - modular design , nuclear engineering , environmental science , process engineering , waste management , engineering , computer science , operating system
In August 1988, the Secretary of Energy announced a strategy to acquire New Production Reactor capacity for producing tritium. The strategy involved construction of a New Production Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (NP-MHTGR) where the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) was selected as the Management and Operations contractor for the project. Immediately after the announcement in August 1988, tritium target particle development began with the INEEL selected as the lead laboratory. Fuel particle development was initially not considered to be on a critical path for the project, therefore, the fuel development program was to run concurrently with the design effort of the NP-MHTGR