Advanced Test Reactor Capabilities and Future Irradiation Plans.

Marshall, F. M.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: ATR reactor;    Irradiation;    Test reactors;    Design;    Testing;   

RP-ID  :  DE2007911795

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), located at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is one of the most versatile operating research reactors in the United States. The ATR has a long history of supporting reactor fuel and material research for the US government and other test sponsors. The INL is owned by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and currently operated by Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA). The ATR is the third generation of test reactors built at the Test Reactor Area, now named the Reactor Technology Complex (RTC), whose mission is to study the effects of intense neutron and gamma radiation on reactor materials and fuels. The current experiments in the ATR are for a variety of customers US DOE, foreign governments and private researchers, and commercial companies that need neutrons. The ATR has several unique features that enable the reactor to perform diverse simultaneous tests for multiple test sponsors. The ATR has been operating since 1967, and is expected to continue operating for several more decades. The remainder of this paper discusses the ATR design features, testing options, previous experiment programs, future plans for the ATR capabilities and experiments, and some introduction to the INL and DOEs expectations for nuclear research in the future.