ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
August 2026
Nuclear Technology
July 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
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.
R. J. DiMelfi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 52 | Number 1 | January 1981 | Pages 134-138
Technical Note | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32698
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Fuel behavior maps have been constructed based on an analysis developed previously by the author. The maps enable one to see at a glance fuel behavior in transient parameter space as predicted by the model. The transient conditions under which fuel responds in either a brittle or ductile manner are defined within the context of the model and displayed in the maps. The nature and disposition of grain boundary fission gas, i.e., either contained in brittle cracks or equilibrium bubbles, at the time of fuel melting are also considered. Two general types of maps are constructed, each providing a different perspective on transient parameter space.