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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
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Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
T. R. Pinchback, J. R. Winkel, D. K. Matlock, D. L. Olson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 54 | Number 2 | August 1981 | Pages 201-207
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT81-A32735
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The preliminary characterization of liquid rubidium attack on several alloys, which potentially will be used as construction materials for the 85Kr recovery hardware and storage cylinders, is presented. In the temperature range of 773 to 893 K, liquid rubidium attack on unstressed Type 304 stainless steel is shown to result in grain boundary attack and high temperature oxidation. It is shown to form several distinct temperature dependent corrosion layers. In the temperature range of 400 to 627 K, results from both stressed “C” rings and notched tensile tests submerged in liquid rubidium are presented for 6061 aluminum, AISI 4130 steel. Types 304 and 316 stainless steel, Monel 400, and Inconel 600. Monel 400 was identified as having a liquid-metal embrittlement susceptibility at 400 K.
