Evolution of service to the power reactor community at the UFTR - beyond the bottom line
- Univ. of Florida, Gainsville, FL (United States)
The University of Florida Training Reactor (UFTR) is a 100-kW light-water-cooled, graphite-and-light-water-moderated modified argonaut-type reactor. Although currently fueled with highly enriched (93% [sup 235]U) fuel, analyses are nearly completed for conversion to low-enriched fuel. The core design consists of individual fuel boxes in each of which flow is constrained which is a relatively unique feature among existing nonpower reactors (NPRs), making measurement of hot channel factors and other core parameters a straightforward exercise for operator trainees. Since first licensed to operate at 10 kill in 1959, this NPR facility has had an active but evolving record of continuous service to the power reactor community. Because of its midsize power level, available flux levels limit utilization for radiation damage and other studies in which utilities have been served by other NPR facilities. As a result, UFTR service to the power reactor community has been concentrated in areas where the peak thermal flux ([approximately]2 x 10[sup 12] n/cm[sup 2] [center dot]s) at full power does not present a significant limitation.
- OSTI ID:
- 6911904
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-931160-; CODEN: TANSAO
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 69; Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting, San Francisco, CA (United States), 14-18 Nov 1993; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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