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the end user (CEA), to define the final fuel element design. Many meetings were held along
the project to constantly keep informed all partners about the project progress.
Many challenges, so as: narrow watergaps, fuel section with 8 size plate roll-swaged, ….
were achieved before starting the final step of the program.
5. Conclusion
From the early start up of the project, close collaboration between CEA, AREVA-TA and
AREVA-CERCA was carried out to give chance to succeed for the fuel element
manufacturing development. Despite of the difficulties inherent to this type of project,
technical options were discussed and solutions were validated together, always keeping in
mind the final target of the project: to design an efficient and durable fuel for JHR reactor.
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