Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1998 International RERTR Meeting
Status of the Conversion of BER II after Seven HEU/LEU-Mixed-Cores
K. Haas, C.-O. Fischer, H. Krohn
Hahn-Meitner-Institut • Glienicker Straße 100 • D-14 109 Berlin
Abstract
Hahn-Meitner-Institut presented an overview concerning the
HEU/LEU-conversion at the 15. RERTR-Meeting. Our last report at the 20. RERTR-Meeting
dealt with the successful operation of the first mixed core.
Up to now, seven different HEU/LEU-mixed cores have been in operation. 21 standard fuel
elements were replaced by 14 LEU standard fuel elements and 7 beryllium reflector
elements. Four control elements were changed from HEU to LEU. In the sixth mixed core, the
absorber material was changed from AgInCd to Hafnium. The reactivity of all control rods
was increased from 13.5% Dk/k to 16.5% Dk/k.
Reducing the power to 9.5 MW was necessary for the first mixed core. The sixth mixed core
also required a reduction in power. Because of the hot channel, which was situated in a
fresh LEU control fuel element, the power had to be limited to 7 MW, and the
distorted control rod positions had to be reduced, too.
The next mixed core began it’s successful operation in September. The maximum power
of 10 MW was reached again.
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Contact:
Karin Haas
HAHN-MEITNER-INSTITUT BERLIN
Z-Agt. Reaktor/RE, Glienicker Strasse 100
Berlin 14109
Germany
Phone: 49 30 8062 2745
Fax: 49 30 8062 2082
Email: haas-k@hmi.de
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