Published 1997 | Version v1
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Feasibility studies of LEU fuel conversion for the BMRR and HFBR

Creators

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

Description

Feasibility studies have been performed to convert both the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor (BMRR) and the High-Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) at Brookhaven National Laboratory from the use of high-enriched uranium (HEU) (93%) fuel to the use of low-enriched uranium (LEU) (<20%) fuel. The studies are intended to determine suitable LEU fuels that will provide fuel lifetime and neutron flux performance similar to the current HEU fuels. Both reactors use materials test reactor-type fuel assemblies: the BMRR has 18 fuel plates with 140 g 235U (0.43 g U/cm3), and the HFBR has 20 plates, of which 18 are fuel with 351 g 235U (1.1 g U/cm3)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
Journal Volume
77
Journal Page Range
p. 97-98.
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
29020918
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL PLATES; HFBR REACTOR; MRR REACTOR; NEUTRON FLUX; PERFORMANCE; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; MATERIALS; METALS; RADIATION FLUX; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-971125--.