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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.
Ross Pivovar, Rebecca Owston
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 197 | Number 4 | April 2023 | Pages 686-702
Computer Code Abstract | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2126718
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The features and equations of MixcoatlTM are presented in Part 1 of this two-paper series with no discussion on physics verification. The verification of Mixcoatl specifically for prismatic fuel designs/shell-and-tube–like designs is presented here. Furthermore, conclusions are made on the uncertainties that are extendable to the results of other codes that utilize a one-dimensional (1D) flow assumption with Nusselt correlations. Demonstration of commonly used scenarios for reactor designs is explored, and applicable ranges/deviations from the 1D flow assumption are investigated.