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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
G. Vassallo, G. Biasoli, G. Grassi, G. Magni, A. Simonetta
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 235-240
Design, Operation, and Maintenance | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29750
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The European Tritium Handling Experimental Laboratory (ETHEL) is a major new tritium research facility foreseen to commence operations in late 1992. The laboratory occupies a volume of ≈ 13000 m3 and can host a total staff of about 25. It is envisaged to be licensed for 37 PBq (1 MCi or 100 g) of tritium. The present paper illustrates the design and construction of the laboratory and elaborates the applicable commissioning and licensing procedures. Finally, the future operational structure of the laboratory is presented.
