Low Enriched Uranium Core Design for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor (MITR) with Un-finned 12 mil-thick Clad UMo Monolithic Fuel

Technical Report · Thu Dec 05 04:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1110489· OSTI ID:1110489

Bergeron, A. ^[1]; Wilson, E. H. ^[1]; Yesilyurt, G. ^[1]; Dunn, F. D. ^[1]; Stevens, J. G. ^[1]; Hu, L. ^[2]; Newson, Jr., T. H. ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

This report contains the results of reactor fuel element design for conversion of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor (MITR) from the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) fuel to the use of low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel. The analyses were performed by staff members of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) Reactor Conversion Program at the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Reactor Laboratory. The core conversion to LEU is being performed with financial support of the U.S. government.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1110489
• Report Number(s): ANL/GTRI/TM--13/15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH