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Accession Number
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DE2012-1044975
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Title
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Sodium Fast Reactor Fuels and Materials: Research Needs.
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Publication Date
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Sep 2011
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Media Count
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74p
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Personal Author
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A. Wright A. Yacout D. Porter F. Garner J. Lambert K. Natesan L. Ott L. Walters M. Denman S. Hayes
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Abstract
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An expert panel was assembled to identify gaps in fuels and materials research prior to licensing sodium cooled fast reactor (SFR) design. The expert panel considered both metal and oxide fuels, various cladding and duct materials, structural materials, fuel performance codes, fabrication capability and records, and transient behavior of fuel types. A methodology was developed to rate the relative importance of phenomena and properties both as to importance to a regulatory body and the maturity of the technology base. The technology base for fuels and cladding was divided into three regimes: information of high maturity under conservative operating conditions, information of low maturity under more aggressive operating conditions, and future design expectations where meager data exist.
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Keywords
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Building materials
Design
Ducts
Fabrication
Fast reactors
Fuels
Licensing
Oxides
Performance
Research needs
Sodium cooled reactors
Transients
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Source Agency
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Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
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NTIS Subject Category
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77H - Reactor Engineering & Nuclear Power Plants
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Corporate Author
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Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1302
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Contract Number
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DE-AC04-94AL85000
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