Table 3.
Fabrication technologies and the expected innovation outcomes from EU-QUALIFY targeted fuel systems. MRL=Manufacturing readiness level, TRL=Technology Readiness Level.
| Fuel system & technology | EU-QUALIFY experiment | Expected innovations |
|---|---|---|
| HD U3Si2 fabrication | ME-DEUS, ME-CHARTREUSE | Increased TRL/MRL |
| Fabrication demonstration of HD silicide fuel in full-size formed fuel plates swaged into an assembly (4.8–5.3gU/cc) | ||
| HD U3Si2 general fuel performance | ME-DEUS, ME-CHARTREUSE | Irradiation & PIE demonstration of HD silicide fuel in full-size formed fuel plates swaged into an assembly (4.8–5.3gU/cc) at high power and high burnup |
| Development of the fuel performance modeling to include HD silicide assemblies | ||
| UMo dispersion fabrication | E-FUTURE-III | Increased TRL/MRL |
| Fabrication demonstration of atomized powder fuel powder heat treatment process | ||
| Fabrication demonstration of the new design of a fuel particle coating device with fuel powder | ||
| UMo dispersed general fuel performance | E-FUTURE-III | Irradiation & PIE confirmation of multiple plates of atomized, heat-treated, ZrN-coated U7Mo fuel with and without Si added to the pure Al matrix at high power and high burnup |
| UMo Monolithic fabrication | FUTURE-MONO-1 | Increased TRL/MRL |
| Fabrication demonstration of the EU LEU U10Mo foil rolling capability | ||
| Fabrication demonstration of the PVD Zr coating process and equipment on full-size foils | ||
| Fabrication demonstration of the C2TWP EU cladding process on full-size plates | ||
| UMo monolithic general fuel performance | FUTURE-MONO-1 | Irradiation & PIE confirmation of the PVD coated U10Mo monolithic fuel with C2TWP process at high power and high burnup |
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