A fuel qualification test (FQT) is planned for the development of the next-generation nuclear reactors. An EU-funded consortium has unveiled the experimental test facility containing a small fuel assembly comprised of multiple fuel pins.
Tests to evaluate the effect of water corrosion on materials for the fuel and core structures are planned to be performed in the LVR-15 research reactor in Řež, Czech Republic. With the support of EU funding, the main aim of the project SCWR-FQT (Supercritical water reactor - fuel qualification test) was to test a small-scale fuel assembly under temperatures and pressures up to 600 oC and 25 MPa.
Further details: Experimental facility for supercritical water reactors