Published July 1981 | Version v1
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Spent graphite fuel element processing

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Description

The Department of Energy currently sponsors two programs to demonstrate the processing of spent graphite fuel elements. General Atomic in San Diego operates a cold pilot plant to demonstrate the processing of both US and German high-temperature reactor fuel. Exxon Nuclear Idaho Company is demonstrating the processing of spent graphite fuel elements from Rover reactors operated for the Nuclear Rocket Propulsion Program. This work is done at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, where a hot facility is being constructed to complete processing of the Rover fuel. This paper focuses on the graphite combustion process common to both programs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
20 p.
Report number
GA-A--16405

Conference

Title
ANS technical base for nuclear fuel cycle policy.
Dates
20 - 23 Sep 1981.
Place
Newport, RI, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12640792
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FUEL CYCLE; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; REPROCESSING; ROVER REACTORS; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS
Descriptors DEC
EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HYDROGEN COOLED REACTORS; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PROPULSION REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPACE POWER REACTORS; SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-810941--2.