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Identification of the fuel parts of research reactors

Identification of the fuel parts of research reactors It is proposed that a database on the characteristics of research reactor fuel be constructed. This database will permit determining the unknown fuel and the unknown parts of the core. Arduous and precision methods are not needed to identify the fuel parts of pulsed reactors. Inspection and measurements of the geometric dimensions are sufficient in most cases. If a fuel part of a reactor is destroyed and has been converted to scrap, then the enrichment of the fuel, the isotopic composition of the uranium, and the impurity composition must be measured, although even this does not always solve the problem. Consequently, the selection and validation of the identifying indications must be the subject of special investigations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Atomic Energy Springer Journals

Identification of the fuel parts of research reactors

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Subject
Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons; Nuclear Chemistry
ISSN
1063-4258
eISSN
1573-8205
DOI
10.1007/s10512-007-0044-9
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Abstract

It is proposed that a database on the characteristics of research reactor fuel be constructed. This database will permit determining the unknown fuel and the unknown parts of the core. Arduous and precision methods are not needed to identify the fuel parts of pulsed reactors. Inspection and measurements of the geometric dimensions are sufficient in most cases. If a fuel part of a reactor is destroyed and has been converted to scrap, then the enrichment of the fuel, the isotopic composition of the uranium, and the impurity composition must be measured, although even this does not always solve the problem. Consequently, the selection and validation of the identifying indications must be the subject of special investigations.

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Atomic Energy – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 29, 2007

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