Next-Generation Metal Fuel

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Program:
Exploratory Topics
Award:
$1,659,014
Location:
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Status:
ALUMNI
Project Term:
01/01/2020 - 06/30/2022

Technology Description:

INL and its partners are proposing a next generation metal fuel in support of a megawatt-scale compact fast reactor – being developed by Oklo Inc – that is uniquely sized for off-grid applications. The team seeks to develop a fuel with a demonstrated production process and validated performance that incorporates engineered porosity to absorb and retain produced gasses, allowing for higher operating temperatures, as well as a diffusion barrier between the fuel alloy and the cladding to avoid material degradation, which removes the need for the complicated-to-manufacture sodium bond between fuel and cladding.

Contact

ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Jenifer Shafer
Project Contact:
Dr. Michael Benson
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
michael.benson@inl.gov

Partners

Oregon State University

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Release Date:
05/30/2019