Fuel Qualification Guidance for Metal Fuel
The Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR)-II’s operation (1964 -1994) demonstrated important objectives for establishing metallic fuel as a viable power reactor. EBR-II provided the collection of irradiated pins and corresponding post-irradiation examinations resulting in an unmatched database for understanding irradiated metallic fuel behavior, which can be found in the Fuel Irradiation and Phyics Database (FIPD).
| Document |
Description |
Type |
| General |
| Metal Fuel Fabrication Safety and Hazards - Final Report
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Summary of uranium metal and alloy processing hazards and experience drawn from a literature review |
contractor report |
| NUREG/CR-XXXX, “Assessment of Metal Fuel Using NUREG-2246.” |
Idaho National Laboratory has been contracted by the NRC to develop a report that exercises the framework presented in NUREG-2246, “Fuel Qualification for Advanced Reactors, Final,” for a generic metal fuel (based on available EBR‑II fuel data). [Expected first quarter 2023] |
contractor report |
| TerraPower |
| Advanced SFR Fuel Assembly Qualification Plan
|
The second submittal of the Advanced Fuel Qualification Methodology Report
Objective:To confirm all aspects of the fuel assembly design and fabrication process will provide reliable and safe operation of an advanced Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (SFR) where advanced metallic fuel pins will be used
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white paper |
| Advanced Fuel Qualification Methodology Report-Regulatory Guidance Development Report
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Provides generic regulatory guidance for qualification of metallic fuel for Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) |
white paper |
| TerraPower-Type 1 Fuel Pin Qualification Plan
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The third submittal of the Advanced Fuel Qualification Methodology Report
Primary objectives:
- Adequately review and identify fuel-related needs required for license application to support development of a high-level schedule and budget for those activities
- Provide enough detail on the planned activities so that independent reviews can be performed to verify the adequacy of the plans to address technical risks and regulatory needs
|
white paper |
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