Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
August 16, 2016
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The proposed activities would evaluate cladding materials that may be used in more advanced accident tolerant fuels. Prospective materials that are being considered to improved accident tolerance include silicon carbide composites and ferritic alloys (Fe-Cr-Al base compositions). Thus the proposed effort will develop thermochemical models and values, supported with targeted experiments, to evaluate the various fuel-cladding systems.