Progress on Pu-238 production at Idaho National Laboratory from February 2022 to July 2023
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has continued to qualify irradiation positions in the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) for Pu-238 production to support NASA deep space missions. Over the past year, INL qualified Np-237 targets for ATR’s North East Flux Trap (NEFT), Inner-A and H positions. Work has begun to requalify the South Flux Trap (SFT) and to qualify the East Flux Trap (EFT) for the ATR GEN I target and is midway through the qualification process. This paper gives an overview of operational and technical activities from February 2022 to July 2023.
Authors: Andrew Zillmer, William Green, Justin Lower, Jill Mitchell, Brittany Grayson, Erik Rosvall, Austen Fradeneck, Joshua Fishler, Ryan Marlow, Mark Hill
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
Awards: G127156130, G203625172
OpenAlex ID: W4402643381