Assumptions and criteria for performing a feasibility study of the conversion of the high flux isotope reactor core to use low-enriched uranium fuel

Conference · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006

OSTI ID:22039675

Primm, Iii, R T ^[1]; Ellis, R J; Gehin, J C ^[2]; Moses, D L ^[3]; Binder, J L ^[4]; Xoubi, N ^[5]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6399 (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6172 (United States)
3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6050 (United States)
4. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P. O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6162 (United States)
5. Univ. of Cincinnati, Rhodes Hall, ML 72, PO Box 210072, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072 (United States)

This paper provides a preliminary estimate of the operating power for the High Flux Isotope Reactor when fuelled with low enriched uranium (LEU). Uncertainties in the fuel fabrication and inspection processes are reviewed for the current fuel cycle [highly enriched uranium (HEU)] and the impact of these uncertainties on the proposed LEU fuel cycle operating power is discussed. These studies indicate that for the power distribution presented in a companion paper in these proceedings, the operating power for an LEU cycle would be close to the current operating power. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22039675
• Resource Relation: Conference: PHYSOR-2006: American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics - Advances in Nuclear Analysis and Simulation, Vancouver, BC (Canada), 10-14 Sep 2006; Other Information: Country of input: France; 7refs.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FUEL CYCLE
HFIR REACTOR
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
POWER DISTRIBUTION
REACTOR CORES
SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM