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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.
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Extensive data for irradiation-induced swelling in annealed AISI Type 304 stainless steel have been compiled. The following empirical equation is derived and describes swelling as a function of irradiation temperature and fluence:
