Sodium fast reactor safety and licensing research plan. Volume I.

Sofu, Tanju (Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL) ; LaChance, Jeffrey L. ; Bari, R. (Brokhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY) ; Wigeland, Roald (Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID) ; Denman, Matthew R. ; Flanagan, George F. (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN)

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Knowledge Preservation;    Feedback;    Sodium;    Knowledge Management;    Source Terms;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1044972
RP-ID  :  SAND2012-4260
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  1044972

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report proposes potential research priorities for the Department of Energy (DOE) with the intent of improving the licensability of the Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR). In support of this project, five panels were tasked with identifying potential safety-related gaps in available information, data, and models needed to support the licensing of a SFR. The areas examined were sodium technology, accident sequences and initiators, source term characterization, codes and methods, and fuels and materials. It is the intent of this report to utilize a structured and transparent process that incorporates feedback from all interested stakeholders to suggest future funding priorities for the SFR research and development. While numerous gaps were identified, two cross-cutting gaps related to knowledge preservation were agreed upon by all panels and should be addressed in the near future. The first gap is a need to re-evaluate the current procedures for removing the Applied Technology designation from old documents. The second cross-cutting gap is the need for a robust Knowledge Management and Preservation system in all SFR research areas. Closure of these and the other identified gaps will require both a reprioritization of funding within DOE as well as a re-evaluation of existing bureaucratic procedures within the DOE associated with Applied Technology and Knowledge Management.