Ford nuclear reactor shim-safety rod replacement

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:411781

Burn, R R ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

The shim-safety rods in the Ford nuclear reactor core are borated stainless steel and were installed in 1962. Rod reactivities have decreased in the 10 to 20% range over the intervening 33 yr. Replacement rods of essentially identical metallurgical composition are not available. A boron-aluminum alloy replacement material was made available to the Ford nuclear reactor by Eagle-Picher, a leading supplier of boron enriched in {sup 10}B.

• OSTI ID: 411781
• Report Number(s): CONF-951006--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
BORON ALLOYS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
ENERGY ABSORPTION
FNR REACTOR
PERFORMANCE TESTING
REACTIVITY
SCRAM RODS
SHIM RODS