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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Jean-Yves Colle, Philipp Pöml, Jacobus Boshoven, Rudy J. M. Konings
Nuclear Technology | Volume 211 | Number 5 | May 2025 | Pages 1103-1110
Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2024.2377012
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The distribution of U and Pu of a mixed-oxide fuel sample is analyzed by Raman spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis, with the goal of comparing the distribution maps from the two techniques. Qualitatively, the maps reveal the same features of Pu-rich agglomerates and the near Pu-free UO2 matrix, and the differences between the derived absolute concentrations are within 10%. Differences are likely due to a shift in the Raman signal originating from the local stoichiometry variation or self-irradiation damage.