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The Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATF) program aims to develop next generation Light Water Reactor (LWR) fuels with improved performance, reliability, and safety. The program has developed a roadmap to support the insertion of demonstration lead fuel rods (LFRs) or lead fuel assemblies (LFAs) into a commercial LWR by the end of FY 2022. In order to achieve this goal, novel fuel compositions and cladding materials are being assembled for drop-in irradiation experiments that afford prioritization of candidate concepts within the ATF Program. Development of fabrication methodology and qualification techniques for small-scale irradiation test samples is reported.
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Woolum, C., Archibald, K., Moore, G., Galbraith, S. (2016). Fabrication and Qualification of Small Scale Irradiation Experiments in Support of the Accident Tolerant Fuels Program. In: TMS 2016 145th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48254-5_69
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