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TRP -> Campaign/Number -> TRP 01
TRP 01. Design and Analysis for Melt Casting Metallic Fuel Pins
Incorporating Volatile Actinides
June 2001 - June 2004
Research Objectives & Methods
The goal of this project was to investigate the casting processes for metallic fuels to help design a process that minimizes the loss of the volatile actinide elements from the fuel. The research effort centered on the development of advanced numerical models to assess conditions that significantly impact the transport of volatile actinides during the melt casting process and represents a joint effort between researchers at UNLV and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Assessing critical equipment and process variables is required to build a successful system that will operate efficiently.
Researchers
- Yitung Chen, Mechanical Engineering
- Darrell W Pepper, Mechanical Engineering
- Randy Clarksean, Mechincal Engineering
Collaborators
- Mitchell K. Meyer, Leader of Fabrication Development Group, Nuclear Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory
- Steven L. Hayes, Manager of Fuels & Reactor Materials Section, Nuclear Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Students