NSUF 19-PWRBB: Baffle-former Bolt Donation to NSUF Nuclear Fuels and Materials Library

Baffle-former bolts have become a significant aging management issue for pressurized water reactors (PWRs). The WCS hot cell facility currently holds baffle-former bolts extracted from several different PWRs, removed at different times from various locations within the reactor assemblies. Because of this, the collection of baffle-former bolts represents a variety of material conditions and an especially large spread in radiation damage dose. Therefore, these materials are seen as valuable for research that seeks to support the life extension of PWRs. The NSUF program allows researchers access to advanced nuclear science facilities, and the library of irradiated materials maintained by INL further supports allowing researchers access to irradiated materials. For this reason, the donation of the baffle-former bolts to INL’s library would substantially increase the volume of PWR relevant materials available to researchers and support advancing the understanding of aging management issues and irradiation damage in commercial reactor components. Ultimately, this supports long-term operation of PWRs.

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Поле	Стойност
Award Announced Date	2024-01-16T09:40:18.327
Awarded Institution	None
Facility Tech Lead	Alina Montrose
Irradiation Facility
PI	None
PI Email	[email protected]
Project Type	RTE
RTE Number	None