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In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
W. L. Pearl, E. G. Brush, G. G. Gaul, G. P. Wozadlo
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 3 | June 1965 | Pages 235-245
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20508
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Incoloy-800® fuel-cladding material has been corrosion-tested under heat-transfer conditions at metal temperatures up to 1410° F (766° C) in specially designed out-of-pile superheat facilities. The hydrogen and oxygen contents of the steam were controlled to simulate those found in boiling-water-reactor systems. The corrosion data from the 4000-h heat-transfer tests indicated good corrosion resistance up to at least 1300° F (704° C) metal temperature. A compositionally changed layer developed at the metal-oxide interface. The changed layer depth appeared to be a function of time and temperature of exposure. The descaled weight-loss data for the sheaths operated at a metal temperature of 1100 to 1300° F (593 to 704° C) indicate that greater than 80% of the oxide corrosion product adhered during the first 1000-h exposure, but only about 50% of the total oxidation product remained after 4000 h. The uniform corrosion experienced by the Incoloy-800® when exposed isothermally to 1050 and 1150° F (566 and 621° C) for 10 000h indicates an initially high-corrosion rate that decreases to a lower constant rate within the first 1000 h. An insignificant amount of the oxide was lost to the system.