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Advanced Nuclear Technology
Incorporate plant operating experience and research results into tools and guidance that increase confidence and reduce risks associated with deploying new nuclear power plants.
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Chemistry, Low-Level Waste and Radiation Management
Develop guidance and technologies to improve water chemistry practices, enhance low-level waste management, reduce radiation exposure, and inform plant decommissioning efforts.
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Equipment Reliability
Develop tools, techniques, and practices that can increase overall nuclear plant reliability and safety.
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Fuel Reliability
Develop the technical basis for preventing fuel failures through research into failure mechanisms, analysis of failed fuel rods, and development of fuel reliability guidelines.
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Instrumentation and Control
Provide the technical bases to apply advanced I&C technologies so nuclear plants can tap into functionality and capabilities underutilized to date in the nuclear sector.
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Long-Term Operations
Develop the technical basis enabling nuclear plant owners to make informed decisions regarding plant operation to 80 years and beyond.
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Materials Degradation/Aging
Increase the understanding of materials aging mechanisms in nuclear reactors and develop technologies to mitigate and monitor degradation.
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Nondestructive Evaluation and Material Characterization
Develop and qualify nondestructive evaluation technologies that can be used to guide decisions on whether and when to replace, repair, or continue operation of components.
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Risk and Safety Management
Develop risk and safety assessment tools and techniques that enable nuclear plant owners to make technically sound design, maintenance and operational decisions.
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Used Fuel and High-Level Waste Management
Inform industry and regulatory decisions affecting waste management, including advanced fuel cycles, used fuel transportation, geologic repository capacity, and interim storage requirements.
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