ZiaCore Critical Experiment Demonstrates Key Technologies for Nuclear Energy Systems

Thompson, Nicholas William [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000176147162)

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ZiaCore Critical Experiment Demonstrates Key Technologies for Nuclear Energy Systems

Thompson, Nicholas William [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000176147162)

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ZiaCore is a LANL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project focused on developing and demonstrating key technologies for future nuclear energy systems. The project itself was split into three tasks: 1) Design of the ZiaCore Reactor, a UO2 fueled, graphite and zirconium-hydride (ZrH) moderated, heat pipe cooled micro-reactor 2) Development of the ZrH and heat pipes components 3) Performance of a critical experiment with a representative portion of the ZiaCore reactor incorporating the ZrH and heat pipes developed and made at LANL.

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Thompson, Nicholas William [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000176147162). 2026-08-05. ZiaCore Critical Experiment Demonstrates Key Technologies for Nuclear Energy Systems. https://doi.org/10.2172/3400806

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