Accident Analyses for Conversion of the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) from Highly-Enriched to Low-Enriched Uranium

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1345227· OSTI ID:1345227

Stillman, J. A. ^[1]; Feldman, E. E. ^[1]; Jaluvka, D. ^[1]; Wilson, E. H. ^[1]; Foyto, L. P. ^[2]; Kutikkad, K. ^[2]; McKibben, J. C. ^[2]; Peters, N. J. ^[2]

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

This report contains the results of reactor accident analyses for the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR). The calculations were performed as part of the conversion 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 in the Research and Test Reactor Department at the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and the MURR Facility. MURR LEU conversion is part of an overall effort to develop and qualify high-density fuel within the U.S. High Performance Research Reactor Conversion (USHPRR) program conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Material Management and Minimization (M³).

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1345227
• Report Number(s): ANL/GTRI/TM--14/5, Revision 1; 132648
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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