Published September 22, 2016 | Version v1
Report Metadata-only

FY16 Status Report for the Uranium-Molybdenum Fuel Concept

Creators

  • 1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Description

The Fuel Cycle Research and Development program of the Office of Nuclear Energy has implemented a program to develop a Uranium-Molybdenum metal fuel for light water reactors. Uranium-Molybdenum fuel has the potential to provide superior performance based on its thermo-physical properties. With sufficient development, it may be able to provide the Light Water Reactor industry with a melt-resistant, accident-tolerant fuel with improved safety response. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been tasked with extrusion development and performing ex-reactor corrosion testing to characterize the performance of Uranium-Molybdenum fuel in both these areas. This report documents the results of the fiscal year 2016 effort to develop the Uranium-Molybdenum metal fuel concept for light water reactors.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-25846.pdf; PURL: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1339906/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-25846.pdf; http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1339906/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
43 p.
Report number
PNNL--25846

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
48053025
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENT-TOLERANT NUCLEAR FUELS; BINARY ALLOY SYSTEMS; CORROSION; EXTRUSION; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; TESTING; URANIUM BASE ALLOYS; URANIUM-MOLYBDENUM FUELS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE ALLOYS; ALLOY NUCLEAR FUELS; ALLOY SYSTEMS; ALLOYS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FABRICATION; FUELS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS WORKING; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC05-76RL01830
Funding organization
USDOE (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1339906