Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/07/2020
Expire date: 13/08/2020
External Reference: 79f26952-e041-4d1e-bdb8-e01b3edc6023
Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/07/2020
Expire date: 13/08/2020
External Reference: 79f26952-e041-4d1e-bdb8-e01b3edc6023
Official name: National Nuclear Laboratory
Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate
Address line 1: 5th Floor Chadwick House
Address line 2:Birchwood Park
Town: Warrington
Postal Code: WA3 6AE
Country: England
Contact person: Charlotte Wilson
E-mail: Charlotte.wilson@uknnl.com
Phone: +44 1900517689
Title attributed to the contract: Cladding Coolant Testing in Molten Lead
Description:
One of the key outstanding challenges required to enable deployment of lead-cooled fast reactors (LFRs) are the material compatibility issues with molten lead (Pb) under reactor operating conditions. To support development of LFRs and advance UK understanding, NNL, as part of the Advanced Fuel Cycle Programme in partnership with BEIS, are looking to conduct corrosion testing of LFR fuel cladding candidates. Although specific coolant environments are dependent on reactor, three main factors will likely impact on material performance: temperature, coolant oxygen content and coolant flow. Recognising the current lack of large scale facilities, for this early phase of testing NNL are primarily interested in temperature and coolant oxygen content.
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