b'comments for the draft report Recommendations on fuel proper-ties for fuel performance codes, which was completed and issued to the modeling round robin portion of the EGIFE. The working group also discussed the next topics of interest for the continuation of EGIFE and general areas of interest for each country involved.InternationalAtomic Energy AgencyRobert Armstrong attended the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Meeting on Safety and Performance Aspects in the Development and Qualification of High Burnup Nuclear Fuels for Water-Cooled Reactors in Vienna,Austria. Status and trends in nuclearFigure 4. From left: Colby Jensen,Austria, November 15-18, 2022.power reactor fuel performance andRobert Hansen, Brian Durtschi,He presented the AFC Consensustechnology were discussed. OtherShinichiro Yamashita (JAEA),TREAT/SATS LOCA Test Plan totopics discussed were nuclear coreDavid Kamerman, Yoshiyuki Kajian international audience from 21materials research and development,(JAEA), Daniel Wachs, Nicholasmember states and two internationalfuel design, manufacturing andWoolstenhulme, Nozomuorganizations. The presentationutilization, coolant chemistry, fuelMurakami (Mitsubishi)detailed the upcoming high burnupperformance analysis, and quality loss of coolant accident (LOCA)assurance issues. Due recognition experiments to be performed atwas given to all relevant aspects INL in TREAT and at Oak Ridgeincluding safety, economy, manage-National Laboratory (ORNL) inment systems, nuclear science, and Severe Accident Test Station (SATS),nuclear power plant operations. This which aim to support light watermeeting provided opportunities to reactor (LWR) fuel burnup extensionestablish the DOEs leadership role in needs by achieving an improvedadvanced fuel qualification (AFQ).understanding of fuel fragmenta- David Kamerman and Scott tion, relocation, and dispersal. ThisHolcombe traveled to Halden, Norway international collaboration provedand Nykoping, Sweden for discussions to be incredibly valuable as iton irradiation ramp testing capabili-provided insights into research beingties that were performed at the Halden performed in high burnup LWR fueland R2 reactors. behavior all around the world. The development of irradiation AFC staff attended the IAEA Tech- ramp testing capabilities is central to nical Working Group on Fuel Perfor- DOEs plans for irradiation testing of mance and Technology in Vienna,accident tolerant fuel (ATF). Discus-2023|AFC ACCOMPLISHMENTS 29'