Published 1997 | Version v1
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LEU conversion status of US research reactors

Creators

  • 1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

Description

This paper summarizes the conversion status of U.S. research and test reactors and estimates uranium densities needed to convert reactors with power levels ≥1 MW from high-enriched uranium (HEU) (≥ 20% 235U) to low-enriched uranium (LEU) (<20% 235U) fuels. Detailed conversion studies for each reactor need to be completed to establish the feasibility of using LEU fuels

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
Journal Volume
77
Journal Page Range
p. 94-96.
ISSN
0003-018X
CODEN
TANSAO

Conference

Title
1997 American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting.
Dates
16-20 Nov 1997.
Place
Albuquerque, NM (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
29020916
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; DENSITY; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; NUCLEAR FUELS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; URANIUM SILICIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ALLOYS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM; FUELS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SILICIDES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-971125--.