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Title: Assumptions and Criteria for Performing a Feasability Study of the Conversion of the High Flux Isotope Reactor Core to Use Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel

Abstract

A computational study will be initiated during fiscal year 2006 to examine the feasibility of converting the High Flux Isotope Reactor from highly enriched uranium fuel to low-enriched uranium. The study will be limited to steady-state, nominal operation, reactor physics and thermal-hydraulic analyses of a uranium-molybdenum alloy that would be substituted for the current fuel powder--U{sub 3}O{sub 8} mixed with aluminum. The purposes of this document are to (1) define the scope of studies to be conducted, (2) define the methodologies to be used to conduct the studies, (3) define the assumptions that serve as input to the methodologies, (4) provide an efficient means for communication with the Department of Energy and American research reactor operators, and (5) expedite review and commentary by those parties.

Authors:
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  1. U. of Cincinnati
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE - Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE)
OSTI Identifier:
890007
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2005/269
TRN: US0604520
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM; COMMUNICATIONS; HFIR REACTOR; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; REACTOR PHYSICS; RESEARCH REACTORS; URANIUM; Low-enriched fuel

Citation Formats

Primm, III, R T, Ellis, R J, Gehin, J C, Moses, D L, Binder, J L, and Xoubi, N. Assumptions and Criteria for Performing a Feasability Study of the Conversion of the High Flux Isotope Reactor Core to Use Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.2172/890007.
Primm, III, R T, Ellis, R J, Gehin, J C, Moses, D L, Binder, J L, & Xoubi, N. Assumptions and Criteria for Performing a Feasability Study of the Conversion of the High Flux Isotope Reactor Core to Use Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/890007
Primm, III, R T, Ellis, R J, Gehin, J C, Moses, D L, Binder, J L, and Xoubi, N. 2006. "Assumptions and Criteria for Performing a Feasability Study of the Conversion of the High Flux Isotope Reactor Core to Use Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/890007. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/890007.
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title = {Assumptions and Criteria for Performing a Feasability Study of the Conversion of the High Flux Isotope Reactor Core to Use Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel},
author = {Primm, III, R T and Ellis, R J and Gehin, J C and Moses, D L and Binder, J L and Xoubi, N},
abstractNote = {A computational study will be initiated during fiscal year 2006 to examine the feasibility of converting the High Flux Isotope Reactor from highly enriched uranium fuel to low-enriched uranium. The study will be limited to steady-state, nominal operation, reactor physics and thermal-hydraulic analyses of a uranium-molybdenum alloy that would be substituted for the current fuel powder--U{sub 3}O{sub 8} mixed with aluminum. The purposes of this document are to (1) define the scope of studies to be conducted, (2) define the methodologies to be used to conduct the studies, (3) define the assumptions that serve as input to the methodologies, (4) provide an efficient means for communication with the Department of Energy and American research reactor operators, and (5) expedite review and commentary by those parties.},
doi = {10.2172/890007},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/890007}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2006},
month = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2006}
}