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Kairos collaborated with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to develop design rules and associated materials data for the design of cladded components made of Type 316 stainless steel and cladded by non-code qualified corrosion resistant materials.
Framatome used failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) to determine and define potential failure mechanisms for the U-50Zr alloy design.
Advanced Metallic U-Zr Fuel for LWR Applications – FMEA and PIRT Development, Framatome Read More »
The objective of this project was to provide FEI with design recommendations for the implementation of nuclear material accountancy and enable FEI to meet its sustainability and operational goals for the LFTR.
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR) Preliminary Safeguards Assessment, Flibe Energy Read More »
The goal of this project was to develop a method for analyzing the oxygen content using a commercial inert gas fusion analyzer. This included the development of a calibration curve for the method, quantification of its performance, and testing on FLiBe samples from several sources, including ORNL-produced FLiBe as well as Kairos Power Flibe.
Chemical Method Development for Quantifying Oxygen in Beryllium Salts, Kairos Power Read More »
General Electric-Hitachi, Argonne National Laboratory and the Idaho National Laboratory provided improved operational guidance for the current and advanced BWR off-gas system designs and identified off-gas system design improvements for use in BWR SMRs.
The objective of this project was to improve nuclear power generation’s safety and competitiveness by providing robust information about the flow patterns and formations throughout the simulated fluid domain.
The objective of this project was to determine if currently available technology can be used to modernize the PSP to a level of cost-effectiveness to realize the potential cost saving in the nuclear fuel cycle.
Elysium intended to demonstrate the viability, safety, and economic improvement of using spent nuclear fuel and plutonium in molten chloride salt fast reactor fuel salt. A main objective was to eliminate waste and close the fuel cycle, thereby minimizing proliferation, in addition to providing dispatchable power complementary to renewables.
General Electric-Hitachi, Argonne National Laboratory and the Idaho National Laboratory provided improved operational guidance for the current and advanced BWR off-gas system designs and identified off-gas system design improvements for use in BWR SMRs.
Integrated Nuclear Hybrid Energy System, Eastman Chemical Co. Read More »
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) worked with Westinghouse Electric Co. to optimize AFA steels for applications specific to LFRs, as reliable materials for key components such as fuel rod cladding, heat exchangers, reactor internals and the reactor vessel.
