Upgrade of the RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Reactor Critical Facility: Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6625969
The Reactor Critical Facility (RCF) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been converted from highly enriched uranium (HEU) fuel plates to low-enriched (4.81 wt %) uranium (LEU) SPERT fuel rods. The LEU fuel rods are similar to light water power reactor fuel, and critical experiments on them are of interest for new high burnup fuel applications. Use of the SPERT fuel also enhances the educational function of the RCF. Thus this work has constituted a major upgrade of the RCF. 13 refs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-85ER75205
- OSTI ID:
- 6625969
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/75205-1; ON: DE89003793
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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