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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
L. A. Waldman, M. Doumas
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 5 | October 1965 | Pages 439-445
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20555
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Quick and simple comparative tests were conducted to evaluate the loss of ductility of irradiated in-pile stainless-steel pressure tubes. Representative conditions of pressure cycling and geometry were used to determine the bursting pressure and fatigue life of both unirradiated control specimens and sections of an irradiated in-pile tube. Irradiation increases the tensile strength and the low-cycle fatigue life of these stainless-steel tubes when subjected to pressure cycling.
