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Another key aspect of the collabora- tion was a visiting JAEA scientist, Shinya Nakamichi, working at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on basic fuel properties. A high- light of the research by the current visiting scientist follows. For the near term, Mr. Nakamichi will be the last visiting scientist at LANL as the next CNWG visitors will reside at INL to support the Bison model development. US-France Advanced Nuclear Fuels R&D Collaboration Conceptual design work continued on the Americium-Bearing Blanket (AmBB) experiment planned for irradiation in the Advanced Test Reactor at INL. The concept proposes to investigate the possi- bility of transmuting Americium in the breeder blankets of future sodium fast reactors, and would put 10-15% Am into either depleted UO2 or depleted U-Zr blanket rods. Such AmBB rods would operate in low power and low temperature regimes for extended periods of time where no performance data currently exists. At year end, the DOE-CEA agreement for this experi- ment in ATR had not been signed, so final design and fabrication activities have been deferred until FY18. OECD-NEA Expert Group on Acci- dent Tolerant Fuels for LWRs The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development / Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/ NEA) Nuclear Science Committee approved the formation of an Expert Group on Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) for LWRs (EGATFL) in 2014. Chaired by Kemal Pasamehm- etoglu, INL Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Science and Technology, the mandate for the EGATFL defines work under three task forces: (1) Systems Assessment, (2) Cladding and Core Materials, and (3) Fuel Concepts. Scope for the Systems Assessment task force (TF1) includes definition of evalu- ation metrics for ATF, technology readiness level definition, definition of illustrative scenarios for ATF evaluation, and identification of fuel performance and system codes applicable to ATF evaluation.The Cladding and Core Materials (TF2) and Fuel Concepts (TF3) task forces are working to identify gaps and needs for modeling and experi- mental demonstration; define key properties of interest; identify the data necessary to perform concept evaluation under normal conditions and illustrative scenarios; identify available infrastructure (internation- ally) to support experimental needs; and make recommendations on priorities. Where possible, consid- ering proprietary and other export restrictions (e.g., International Traffic in Arms Regulations), the Expert Group will facilitate the sharing of data and lessons learned across the international group membership. The Systems Assessment task force is chaired by Shannon Bragg-Sitton (Idaho National Laboratory [INL], U.S.), the Cladding Task Force is chaired by Marie Moatti (Electricite de France [EdF], France), and the Fuels Task Force is chaired by Masaki Kurata (Japan Atomic Energy Agency [JAEA], Japan).The original Expert Group mandate was established for June 2014 to June 2016. In April 2016 the Expert Group voted to extend the mandate one additional year to June 2017 in order to complete the task force deliverables; this request was subsequently approved by the Nuclear Science Committee. All three task forces are expected to publish their respective deliverable reports in summer 2017.