Decommissioning of the Ames Laboratory Research Reactor. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5402590

Voigt, A F

The Ames Laboratory Research Reactor (ALRR) was built between 1961 and 1965 on a 35 acre open site about 1-1/2 miles from the Iowa State University campus and the rest of the Ames Laboratory. The area was fenced for access control. The reactor was cooled and moderated with heavy water and was operated at a power of 5 Megawatts. The fuel was 93% enriched uranium contained in fuel assemblies of the MTR type. Each assembly contained 15 curved plates 3 x 24 inches in area which had a 0.02 in. thickness of uranium-aluminum alloy clad by pure aluminum plates also 0.02 in. thick. Decommissioning procedures are described.

• Research Organization: Ames Lab., IA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 5402590
• Report Number(s): IS-4789; ON: DE82010852
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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