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Transient Testing of Nuclear Fuels and Materials in the United States

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The United States has established that transient irradiation testing is needed to support advanced light water reactors fuel development. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated an effort to reestablish this capability. Restart of the Transient Testing Reactor (TREAT) facility located at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is being considered for this purpose. This effort would also include the development of specialized test vehicles to support stagnant capsule and flowing loop tests as well as the enhancement of postirradiation examination capabilities and remote device assembly capabilities at the Hot Fuel Examination Facility. It is anticipated that the capability will be available to support testing by 2018, as required to meet the DOE goals for the development of accident-tolerant LWR fuel designs.

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    Daniel M. Wachs

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Wachs, D.M. Transient Testing of Nuclear Fuels and Materials in the United States. JOM 64, 1396–1402 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-012-0482-2

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