Research nuclear reactor RA - Annual Report 1975. Operation and maintenance
Description
The plan for 1975 was successfully fulfilled. This is reflected in research related to improvement of operating properties of the RA reactor, mostly due to the effort of the RA staff employed in operation and maintenance of the reactor. Fuel saving achieved by this activity amounted to about 38% (80% enriched fuel). Preliminary work is done, concerned with new reactor core with highly enriched fuel. This is a significant saving as well. New fuel elements have arrived at the end of this year. It is going to enable increase of neutron flux by 50% without changing the nominal operating power. The possibility of further improvement of the reactor are analyzed, to enable material testing and production of radioactive sources. Mid term plan for reactor operation was made according to this analysis. It is planned to further increase the neutron flux in isolated smaller zones, and building new experimental loops with cooling and fast neutron converters. Much was done to increase the safety level of reactor operation and preparing the safety report
Availability note (English)
Also available from the Institute of nuclear sciences VincaAbstract (Serbian)
Izvrsenje zadataka u 1975. godini bilo je uspesno. To se ogleda u povecanju istrazivackog rada vezanog za poboljsanje eksploatacionih karakteristika reaktora RA, pretezno koriscenjem sopstvenog kadra angazovanog u pogonu i odrzavanju reaktora. Ovim radom postignuta je usteda goriva od oko 38% (80% obogaceno gorivo). Izvrseni su preliminarni radovi na prevodjenju reaktora RA na novo gorivo, sto je takodje velika usteda. Novo gorivo je stiglo krajem godine i ono ce obezbediti porast neutronskog fluksa od 50%, bez promene nominalne snage reaktora. Izvrsena je analiza mogucnosti daljeg usavrsavanja reaktora za potrebe ispitivanja materijala kao i proizvodnju radioaktivnih izvora. Na osnovu ove analize nacinjen je srednjorocni program rada reaktora RA sa tezistem na daljem povecanju fluksa u izdvojenim manjim zonama i ugradnju 'hladjenih petlji' i brzih konvertora. Mnogo je ucinjeno na povecanju stepena sigurnosti reaktora RA i izradi sigurnosnog izvestajaFiles
41123791.pdf
Files
(3.0 MB)
| Name | Size | Download all |
|---|---|---|
|
md5:1bb158c35e09b0eb68740087b2465ffb
|
3.0 MB | Preview Download |
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Serbian)
- Istrazivacki nuklearni reaktor RA - Izvestaj za 1975. godinu - Pogon i odrzavanje
Publishing Information
- Imprint Place
- Beograd-Vinca (Serbia)
- Imprint Pagination
- 124 p.
- Report number
- INIS-CS--0020
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Serbia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Serbia
- INIS RN
- 41123791
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Is Lead record
- Yes
- Descriptors DEI
- FUEL MANAGEMENT; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; LEADING ABSTRACT; NEUTRON FLUX; R-A REACTOR; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; REACTOR MAINTENANCE; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SAFETY; SAFETY REPORTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ABSTRACTS; ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; MAINTENANCE; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; OPERATION; RADIATION FLUX; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SAFETY; TANK TYPE REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM
Optional Information
- Notes
- This record replaces 37026189
- Secondary number(s)
- RA--214/R3/P3/36