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Title: RERTR-7 Irradiation Summary Report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1033909· OSTI ID:1033909

The Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactor (RERTR) experiment RERTR-7A, was designed to test several modified fuel designs to target fission densities representative of a peak low enriched uranium (LEU) burnup in excess of 90% U-235 at peak experiment power sufficient to generate a peak surface heat flux of approximately 300 W/cm2. The RERTR-7B experiment was designed as a high power test of 'second generation' dispersion fuels at peak experiment power sufficient to generate a surface heat flux on the order of 230 W/cm2.1 The following report summarizes the life of the RERTR-7A and RERTR-7B experiments through end of irradiation, including as-run neutronic analyses, thermal analyses and hydraulic testing results.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - NA
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-05ID14517
OSTI ID:
1033909
Report Number(s):
INL/EXT-11-24283; TRN: US1200682
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English