b'I D A H O N A T I O N A L L A B O R A T O R Y F Y 2 0 2 1 L A B O V E R V I E WIntegrated Fuel Cycle SolutionsThe hybrid zirconium removal prior to extraction (ZIRCEX) process enables high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) production from federally owned fuels.Developing Integrated Fuel Cycle SolutionsT he future of nuclear energy requiresThe next-generation integrated fuel cycledirect chemical and physical immobilization effective and integrated fuel cyclestarts with available special nuclear materialsoptions for used nuclear fuels and other solutions to sustain the current reactorto support the fuel fabrication needs ofirradiated materials.fleet and enable its future replacement andadvanced reactors. New fuel cycle technologiesIntegrated fuel cycle solutions advance: expansion with advanced reactors. INLsextend to the management and disposition integrated fuel cycle solutions initiative supportsof existing and future radiological waste1.Availability of special nuclear materials the safe, secure, and economical managementmaterials. Proliferation risk reduction will beand strategic isotopes. of nuclear fuel from inception to disposition.built into the advanced reactor integrated fuel2.Management of radiological waste cycle through simplified used nuclear fuelsmaterials and used nuclear fuels. recycling processes, real-time interrogation of3.Proliferation risk reduction. used nuclear fuels treatment processes, and4.Development of RD&D test beds.Developing the Molten Salt Thermophysical Examination Capability will provide data needed to design, demonstrate, license, and operate a molten salt reactor.10'