Engineering topics
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7-year DOE cost-shared ARDP with $24.3M of INL scope Years 1-3: test train design Years 4-5: irradiation Years 5-7: post-irradiation examination (PIE) Irradiation of uranium nitride (UN) tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) prismatic fuel in ATR PIE will be conducted at MFC and ORNL NRIC overseeing program and ensuring continuity between disciplines/steps
Advanced reactor technologies have attracted considerable financial support, catalyzing innovation in the nuclear energy landscape. These next generation reactors are designed with enhanced passive safety systems and the potential for cost reductions. As these advanced reactors approach technological maturity, their commercial success also requires focused examination and essential support. Economic assessments in the nuclear energy sector often emphasize construction costs and the risk of scheduling delays as primary contributors to deployment expenditures. Traditionally, vital elements of nuclear energy deployment including civil/structural engineering, design sophistication and automation have been either undervalued or postponed in the development cycles. Additionally, the nuclear industry’s collective experience in nuclear project execution has diminished over the past several decades due to the infrequency of new plant constructions. Hence, the National Reactor Innovation Center’s (NRIC) Advanced Construction Technology Initiative (ACTI) aims to reduce cost overruns and schedule slippages that have plagued the construction of nuclear power plant projects. With this initiative, NRIC is facilitating the development of advanced nuclear plant construction technologies and approaches through partnerships that would provide game-changing benefits to the construction of advanced nuclear power plants.
This is a presentation on NRIC operations- no official abstract
This deck contains an update on NRIC activities along with an overview of reactor development in the United States.