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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
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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Nuclear Technology | Volume 48 | Number 2 | April 1980 | Pages 101-109
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32456
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Prototype radionuclide traps were tested in sodium loops containing irradiated sources (Source Term Control Loops 2 and 3) at 604 and 538°C (1120 and 1000°F). Prototype traps were 70 to 87% efficient in removing 54Mn from the sodium, and also effective for 60Co. Extensive screening tests showed that pure nickel is the most effective getter material, working best above 450°C (842°F) with increasing effectiveness at higher temperatures. Of the several possible trap sites considered for reactor use, a location within the top of the fuel assembly was chosen as the most convenient and effective. This position would facilitate trap handling by making trap insertion and removal an implicit part of the normal fuel handling procedure. A cost/benefit analysis shows that the radionuclide trap will be economically attractive. One radionuclide trap has completed a year of testing in an Experimental Breeder Reactor II driver fuel subassembly with good results, and a second trap is being tested in the same reactor.