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The Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center conversion from HEU to LEU fuel
Creators
- 1. Director, Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center, Narragansett, RI (United States)
Description
The 2 MW Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center (RINSC) open pool reactor was converted from 93% UAL-High Enriched Uranium (HEU) fuel to 20% enrichment U3Si2 -Al Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) fuel. The conversion included redesign of the core to a more compact size and the addition of beryllium reflectors and a beryllium flux trap. A significant increase in thermal flux level was achieved due to greater neutron leakage in the new compact core configuration. Following the conversion, a second cooling loop and an emergency core cooling system were installed to permit operation at 5 MW. After re-licensing at 2 MW, a power upgrade request will be submitted to the NRC. (author)
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Abstracts and papers of the 2000 International RERTR Meeting
- Imprint Pagination
- 24 p.
- Report number
- INIS-XA-C--002
Conference
- Title
- 23. International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR)
- Dates
- 1-6 Oct 2000
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42024818
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM; BERYLLIUM; COOLANT LOOPS; DESIGN; ECCS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; MATRIX MATERIALS; NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRON REFLECTORS; POWER DENSITY; REACTOR LICENSING; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SAFETY; RINSC REACTOR; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; THERMAL NEUTRONS; URANIUM SILICIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BARYONS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; ENRICHED URANIUM; FERMIONS; HADRONS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; LICENSING; MATERIALS; METALS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; OPERATION; POOL TYPE REACTORS; RADIATION FLUX; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SAFETY; SILICIDES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 2 refs, 13 figs; This record replaces 35015890