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Low-enriched uranium conversion/power upgrade of the Ohio State University Research Reactor

Journal Article · · Nuclear Technology; (USA)
OSTI ID:5155522
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  1. 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