Feasibility studies of LEU fuel conversion for the BMRR and HFBR
Journal Article
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:552390
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Feasibility studies have been performed to convert both the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor (BMRR) and the High-Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) at Brookhaven National Laboratory from the use of high-enriched uranium (HEU) (93%) fuel to the use of low-enriched uranium (LEU) (<20%) fuel. The studies are intended to determine suitable LEU fuels that will provide fuel lifetime and neutron flux performance similar to the current HEU fuels. Both reactors use materials test reactor-type fuel assemblies: the BMRR has 18 fuel plates with 140 g {sup 235}U (0.43 g U/cm{sup 3}), and the HFBR has 20 plates, of which 18 are fuel with 351 g {sup 235}U (1.1 g U/cm{sup 3}).
- OSTI ID:
- 552390
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971125--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 77; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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