Technical basis in support of the conversion of the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) core from highly-enriched to low-enriched uranium - core neutron physics

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1223848· OSTI ID:1223848

Stillman, J. ^[1]; Feldman, E. ^[2]; Foyto, L ^[2]; Kutikkad, K ^[2]; McKibben, J C ^[2]; Peters, N. ^[2]; Stevens, J. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States). Columbia Research Reactor

This report contains the results of reactor design and performance for conversion of the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) 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 MURR Facility. The core conversion to LEU is being performed with financial support of the U. S. government.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1223848
• Report Number(s): ANL/RERTR/TM-12-30; 74348; TRN: US1500827
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONVERSION
DESIGN
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PERFORMANCE
SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
REACTOR KINETICS