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 WNuclear Reactor Sustainment and Expanded DeploymentHigh performance computing and advanced modeling and simulation capabilities help engineers make reactors safer, more reliable, and more cost efficient.Leading Sustainment of the Current Nuclear Reactor Fleet and Accelerating Deploymentof Advanced ReactorsT he energy provided by nuclear reactorsadvanced reactor development. INLs strategic is essential to meeting the worlds low- infrastructure and strategic partnerships with carbon energy goals. Highly efficientindustry and other stakeholders will create nuclear plants, operating 24/7 through aand define the next phase of global nuclear range of weather conditions at a more thanenergy by driving technological innovations 93% average capacity factor, are an essentialand operational advances through proof of complement to wind, solar, fossil fuels withconcept, proof of performance, and proof carbon capture and storage, and energyofoperation.storage solutions as the United States developsNuclear reactor sustainment and expanded and implements its strategies to reach net-zeroResearchers are accelerating discovery, development, carbon emissions. To achieve this net-zerodeployment advances foundational science, at- and qualification of new nuclear materials.future, it is essential to sustain and extend thescale demonstrations, technology validation, safe and economical operational life of theand strategic partnerships to: current fleet while concurrently expanding the1.Strengthen the domestic commercial fleet of the future through the RD&D needed tonuclear energy enterprise. commercialize advanced reactors. 2.Enable U.S. technological leadership in INLs strategic nuclear RD&D infrastructureglobal nuclear energy markets. includes irradiation testing capabilities at the3.Expand and deploy national nuclear Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) Complex andenergy strategic infrastructures.Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility essential for developing the materials and fuelsINL is developing and testing accident tolerant fuel technologies that support current reactors andconcepts in partnership with industry.6'