Development of End Plug Welding Technique for SFR Fuel Rod Fabrication

In Korea, R&D on a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) was begun in 1997, as one of the national long-term nuclear R&D programs. As one fuel option for a prototype SFR, a metallic fuel, U-Zr alloy fuel, was selected and is currently being developed. For the fabrication of SFR metallic fuel rods...

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Main Authors: Jung Won Lee, Jong Hwan Kim, Ki Hwan Kim, Jeong Yong Park, Sung Ho Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9549805