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Design And Evaluation Of Processes For Transmuter Fuel Fabrication, Georg F. Mauer
Design And Evaluation Of Processes For Transmuter Fuel Fabrication, Georg F. Mauer
Fuels Campaign (TRP)
• Project Objective: examine autonomous robotic fuel fabrication processes with regard to hot cell and equipment design, operations, and costs.
• Fabrication processes for different fuel types differ in terms of equipment types, throughput, and cost.
• Design options are restricted by the requirement to employ only radiation-hardened machinery and components
• Benefit to Department of Energy: decision support for the selection of the most suitable manufacturing process.