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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Molten salt test loop at INL means real-time data on sensors and materials
The Department of Energy announced March 31 that a new Molten Salt Flow Loop Test Bed at Idaho National Laboratory recently went through its inaugural test run. The closed-loop test system will allow for continuous monitoring and analysis of chloride-based molten salt reactor technology and instruments before the construction of the Southern Company/TerraPower Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment. MCRE—an experimental fast-spectrum molten salt research reactor—will be built at INL’s repurposed Zero Power Physics Reactor, which has been renamed LOTUS (Laboratory for Operation and Testing in the United States).
Technical Session|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Michelle Bales (NEA)
Alternate Chair:
Emmanuel Rouge (IRSN)
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In-Situ Thermomechanical Measurements During Burst Testing of Zr Claddings Using Digital Image Correlation and Infrared Thermography Techniques
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Benton Garrison (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Mackenzie Ridley (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL)
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Investigation of Nuclear Fuels Behaviour Under Thermal Stresses: New Insights Gained Thanks to Laser-Based Experiments
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Yves Pontillon (CEA), Thomas Doualle (CEA), Matthieu Reymond (CEA), Vincent Klosek (CEA), Laurent Gallais (Aix Marseille Univ.)
Presented by Veronica D'Ambrosi (CEA)
Transient Fuel Tests in BR-2 with the Pressurized Water Capsule -- Decomposing Gamma-Heating and Nuclear Fission Contributions
4:20–4:45PM EDT
S. Billiet (SCK CEN), B. Boer (SCK CEN), R. Van Nieuwenhove (SCK CEN), E. Sikik (SCK CEN), S. Mellemans (SCK CEN), G. Van den Branden (SCK CEN), M. Verwerft (SCK CEN)
The NEA Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES): A New Future for International Collaboration on Nuclear Fuel Research
4:45–5:10PM EDT
Michelle Bales (Nuclear Energy Agency), Markus Beilmann (Nuclear Energy Agency), Gilles Bignan (Commissariat for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies), Raymond Furstenau (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Tatiana Ivanova (Nuclear Energy Agency), Olivier Marchand (IRSN), Daniel Wachs (INL)
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