NP-MHTGR Fuel Development Program Results

Maki, John Thomas ; Petti, David Andrew ; Hobbins, Richard Redfield ; McCardell, Richard K. ; Shaber, Eric Lee ; Southworth, Finis Hio

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Fuel Particles;    Tritium Target Gass-Cooled;    Capacity;    Tritium;    99 - General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;   

DOI  :  10.2172/910745
RP-ID  :  INEEL/EXT-02-01268
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  910745

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In August 1988, the Secretary of Energy announced a strategy to acquire New Production Reactor capacity for producing tritium. The strategy involved construction of a New Production Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (NP-MHTGR) where the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) was selected as the Management and Operations contractor for the project. Immediately after the announcement in August 1988, tritium target particle development began with the INEEL selected as the lead laboratory. Fuel particle development was initially not considered to be on a critical path for the project, therefore, the fuel development program was to run concurrently with the design effort of the NP-MHTGR.