Fission accelerated steady-state post irradiation examinations – Part II
The Advanced Fuels Campaign’s Fission Accelerated Steady State Testing (FAST) approach at Idaho National Laboratory creates a benchmark for evaluating accelerated irradiation via control rodlets and advanced metal fuel alloys for sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). FAST experiments have been developed to generate prototypic temperature conditions during steady state irradiations of scaled geometric fuel pins. This […]
Evaluation of Irradiation Creep Effects in HT9 Cladding for FAST Experiments
The push for advanced reactor fuels for improved reactor safety and efficiency had led to a renewed interest in metallic fuel for nuclear reactor applications. Experimental investigation is necessary to ensure a robust understanding of the thermomechanical properties of new metallic fuel designs. Unfortunately, with the current experimental facilities, thoroughly investigating the responses of metallic […]