Published 1975 | Version v1
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One year of operation of the Belgonucleaire (Dessel) plutonium fuel fabrication plant

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Based on experience with plutonium since 1958, Belgonucleaire has successively launched a pilot plant and then a fuel fabrication plant for mixed uranium and plutonium oxides in 1968 and 1973 respectively. After describing briefly the plants and the most important stages in the planning, construction and operation of the Dessel plant, the present document describes the principal problems which were met during the course of operation of the plant and their direct incidence on the capacity and quality of the production of fuel elements

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Original title (French)
Un an d'exploitation de l'usine de fabrication de barreaux combustibles au plutonium de Belgonucleaire, Dessel

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Plutonium utilization in thermal power reactors
Imprint Pagination
p. 31-40.
Report number
IAEA--175

Conference

Title
Panel on plutonium utilization in thermal power reactors.
Dates
25 Nov 1974.
Place
Karlsruhe, F.R. Germany.

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Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
7237359
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FABRICATION; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; OPERATION; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; PRODUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CONTROL; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
IAEA-PL--632/2.