Published September 1978 | Version v1
Report Metadata-only

Choice and utilization of slightly enriched uranium fuel for high performance research reactors

Creators

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Services des Piles
  • 2. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Service d'Etudes des Reacteurs et de Mathematiques Appliquees

Description

Problems relating to the replacement of highly enriched (90% or 93% U235) uranium fuel: by moderately enriched (20% or 40% in U235) metallic uranium fuel and slightly enriched (3% or 8% in U235) uranium oxide fuel are discussed

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Choix et utilisation d'un combustible a faible enrichissement dans les reacteurs de recherche de hautes performances

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Research reactor renewal and upgrading programmes
Journal Page Range
p. 291-299.
Report number
IAEA--214

Conference

Title
Advisory group meeting on research reactor renewal and upgrading programmes.
Dates
23 - 26 May 1978.
Place
Vienna, Austria.

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
10484994
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FUEL CYCLE; FUEL ELEMENTS; PERFORMANCE; PLANNING; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; SPENT FUELS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM; FUELS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; URANIUM