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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
H. Matsui, O. Motojima, A. Sagara, T. Muroga, A. Kohyama, S. Tanaka, T. Terai, Dai-Kai Sze
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1293-1298
Power Plant Design and Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963126
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Force-Free Helical Reactor. FFHR. is a conceptual design of helical fusion power reactor. Flibe is chosen as the coolant/ breeding material in this reactor mainly because of safety considerations. Two types of structural materials, i.e. ferritic steel and vanadium alloys were closely examined. Compatibility of these materials with Flibe is one of the largest issues for the selection of materials. It has been concluded that both systems using Flibe as coolant are feasible provided that the chemistry of Flibe is appropriately controlled.