Published July 1993 | Version v1
Report

Status report on the irradiation testing of four low-enriched fuel elements (U3Si2-Al and UdSi1.6-A1) by the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN)

Creators

  • 1. ECN, Petten (Netherlands)

Description

Within the framework of the RERTR-programme four low-enriched MTR-type fuel elements are being irradiated in the High Flux Reactor (HFR) of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) at Petten, The Netherlands. Two of the elements contain U3Si2-Al and two contain U3Si1.6-Al as fuel matrix. The elements will be irradiated up to 75% burn-up. Three of the elements have reached a burnup of 55% to 60% without any appreciable problem. Due to mechanical damage on the outer fuel plate one element (LB02) was temporarely withdrawn from the test irradiations after having reached a burn-up of 20%. The target burn-up of 75% for the remaining three elements will be reached at the end of 1990

Part of:
Proceedings of the 1990 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1990 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
Imprint Pagination
447 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 69-81.
Report number
ANL/RERTR/TM--18

Conference

Title
International meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors.
Dates
23-27 Sep 1990.
Place
Newport, RI (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25058474
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES; FUEL ELEMENTS; IRRADIATION; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; TESTING
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; METALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; URANIUM

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9009108--.