The current status of heat pipe R&D
October 10, 2025, 4:42PMNuclear News
A high-temperature heat pipe glows during operation at ~800°C at INL’s SPHERE test facility. (Photo: INL)
Idaho National Laboratory under the Department of Energy–sponsored Microreactor Program recently conducted a comprehensive phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercise aimed at advancing heat pipe technology for microreactor applications.