The Fuel Cycle and Materials Laboratory (FCML) was established to study current issues in the nuclear fuel cycle, including materials and chemical processing, advanced fuels and materials, and waste immobilization. Equipment in FCML includes high temperature furnaces, inert atmosphere gloveboxes, and a 90-ton hydraulic press. These may be configured for casting, instrumented sintering, cold or hot pressing, and hot extrusion. Further, the laboratory is equipped and has been approved for the handling, testing and characterization of radioactive materials as well as beryllium salts. Currently funded projects revolve around molten salt development and characterization.
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Lab Features:
- High temperature furnaces
- Two inert atmosphere gloved boxes
- 90-ton hydraulic press
- Material property characterization instruments