Low-enriched uranium conversion/power upgrade of the Ohio State University Research Reactor
Journal Article
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· Nuclear Technology; (USA)
OSTI ID:5155522
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (USA). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
The 10-kW, highly enriched uranium (HEU) fueled Ohio State University Research Reactor (OSURR) is being upgraded to operate at 500 kW under natural convection core cooling with the recently licensed low-enriched uranium (LEU), high-density U{sub 3}Si{sub 2} fuel. The OSURR will be the first university reactor to use standardized U{sub 3}Si{sub 2} plates for a full-core conversion from HEU to LEU fuel. The activities toward conversion/power upgrade objectives are described in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 5155522
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Technology; (USA), Journal Name: Nuclear Technology; (USA) Vol. 86:3; ISSN NUTYB; ISSN 0029-5450
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Test & Experimental Reactors
ACTINIDES
BOILING
CONVECTION
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENRICHED URANIUM
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FEDERAL REGION V
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM
ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS
LICENSING
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
METALS
NATURAL CONVECTION
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEATE BOILING
OHIO
PERFORMANCE
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR CORES
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
SIMULATION
SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
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