Neutronic study on conversion of SAFARI-1 to LEU silicide fuel

Conference · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:10119659

Ball, G ^[1]; Pond, R; Hanan, N; Matos, J ^[2]

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1. Atomic Energy Corp. of South Africa Ltd., Pretoria (South Africa)
2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

This paper marks the initial study into the technical and economic feasibility of converting the SAFARI-1 reactor in South Africa to LEU silicide fuel. Several MTR assembly geometries and LEU uranium densities have been studied and compared with MEU and HEU fuels. Two factors of primary importance for conversion of SAFARI-1 to LEU fuel are the economy of the fuel cycle and the performance of the incore and excore irradiation positions.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10119659
• Report Number(s): ANL/TD/CP-85126; CONF-9409107-12; ON: DE95007084; TRN: 95:002113
• Resource Relation: Conference: International meeting on reduced enrichment for research and test reactors,Williamsburg, VA (United States),18-22 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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