European advanced reactor developer Newcleo has signed an agreement with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to test key materials for its lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) technology.
Newcleo said in a statement that the partnership will use JAEA’s Joyo sodium-cooled fast reactor in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, to carry out irradiation and post-irradiation testing of structural and core materials.
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