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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.
J. L. Straalsund, R. L. Fish, G. D. Johnson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 3 | March 1975 | Pages 531-540
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24390
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Thermal transient-test failure data for proto-typic fast test reactor fuel cladding were correlated with failure data from conventional mechanical properties tests. The correlation was developed by the application of a life fraction rule to stress rupture, tensile and tube burst, as well as transient test data and by constructing a Larson-Miller plot which encompasses the stress and temperature range for all four types of tests. The high degree of correlation between the different types of test data indicates that this approach will be useful in the prediction of failures under hypothetical transient conditions. It is shown that the Dorn parameter can be used instead of the Larson-Miller parameter with equal success for the various types of mechanical properties tests.