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U.S. and Japan collaborate on high-burnup fast reactor fuel safety tests at INL

March 13, 2025, 12:02PMNuclear News

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Idaho National Laboratory recently conducted a safety test on high-burnup fast reactor fuel from historic irradiation testing at the lab’s Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II). According to the Department of Energy, which announced the work March 12, it’s the first such safety test to be performed in over 20 years.

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U.S. and Japan collaborate on high-burnup fast reactor fuel safety tests at INL

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