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Advanced Test Reactor Long-Term (20-Year) Operational Strategy

Anselmi, Todd Michael·Jewart, Robert C.·Weaver, Kevan D.·Schuldt, Gaylen C.
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The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) have identified the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a critical need for continued thermal irradiation testing capability to support and advance U.S. commercial and naval nuclear power systems. The ATR is currently the only suitable test reactor operating in the world that can provide these capabilities at volume. ATR must, then, plan to operate for at least the next 20 years. As of the beginning of 2024, ATR has operated for 57 years, with many of the original reactor structures, systems, and components installed and operated for 60 years. Some ATR Complex and reactor support equipment that is currently in use was installed 75 years ago with the startup of the Materials Testing Reactor (MTR).

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Anselmi, Todd Michael, Jewart, Robert C., Weaver, Kevan D., Schuldt, Gaylen C.. 2024-07-01. Advanced Test Reactor Long-Term (20-Year) Operational Strategy. https://doi.org/10.2172/2479156

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