Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel
FOREIGN RESEARCH REACTORS IN THE EIS
ALUMINUM-BASED AND TRIGA SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL CONTAINING ENRICHED URANIUM OF UNITED STATES ORIGIN
| FOREIGN RESEARCH REACTORS IN THE EIS | ||||||||
| ALUMINUM-BASED AND TRIGA SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL | ||||||||
| CONTAINING ENRICHED URANIUM OF UNITED STATES ORIGIN | ||||||||
| Power, | Initial Enrichments | |||||||
| No. | Reactor | Country | Status | MW | Geometry | Enr.1 | Enr.2 | Enr.3 |
| O = Operational; S = Shutdown; PS = Planned to be Shutdown | ||||||||
| NORTH AMERICA | ||||||||
| Developed Countries | ||||||||
| 1 | NRU | Canada | O | 125 | Pin Cluster | 93 | - | 20 |
| 2 | NRX | Canada | S | - | Pin Cluster | 93 | - | - |
| 3 | PTR | Canada | S | - | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 4 | MNR | Canada | O | 2 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 5 | Slowpoke-Alberta | Canada | O | 0.02 | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| 6 | Slowpoke-Halifax | Canada | O | 0.02 | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| 7 | Slowpoke-Montreal | Canada | O | 0.02 | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| 8 | Slowpoke-Saskatchewan | Canada | O | 0.02 | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| 9 | Slowpoke-Toronto | Canada | O | 0.02 | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| 10 | Slowpoke-Kanata | Canada | S | - | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| NORTH AMERICA | ||||||||
| Developing Countries | ||||||||
| 11 | Slowpoke | Jamaica | O | 0.02 | Pin Bundle | 93 | - | - |
| 12 | Triga-Salazar | Mexico | O | 1 | Triga Rods | 70 | - | 20 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | ||||||||
| Developing Countries | ||||||||
| 13 | RA-3 | Argentina | O | 3 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 14 | RA-6 | Argentina | O | 0.5 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 15 | RA-0 | Argentina | O | 0.01 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 16 | IEA-R1 | Brazil | O | 2 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 17 | Argonauta | Brazil | O | 0.2 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 18 | Triga-Belo Horizonte | Brazil | O | 0.1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 19 | La Reina | Chile | O | 5 | Plates | 80 | - | - |
| 20 | IAN-R1 | Columbia | O | 0.03 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 21 | RP-10 | Peru | O | 10 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 22 | RU-1 | Uruguay | S | - | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 23 | RV-1 | Venezuela | S | - | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| EUROPE | ||||||||
| Developed Countries | ||||||||
| 24 | ASTRA | Austria | O | 10 | Plates | 93 | 45 | 20 |
| 25 | Triga - Vienna | Austria | O | 0.25 | Triga Rods | 70 | - | 20 |
| 26 | SAR-GRAZ | Austria | O | 0.01 | Plates | 90 | - | 20 |
| 27 | BR-2 | Belgium | O | 60 | Tubes | 93 | 90 | - |
| 28 | BR-02 | Belgium | S | - | Tubes | 90 | - | - |
| 29 | DR-3 | Denmark | O | 10 | Tubes | 93 | 85 | 20 |
| 30 | Triga-Helsinki | Finland | O | 0.25 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 31 | OSIRIS | France | O | 70 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 32 | EOLE | France | O | 0.01 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 33 | MINERVE | France | O | 0.003 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 34 | SCARABEE | France | O | 20 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 35 | Strasbourg-Cronenbourg | France | O | 0.1 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 36 | Ulyssee-Saclay | France | O | 0.1 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 37 | ORPHEE | France | O | 14 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 38 | RHF | France | O | 57 | Involute Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 39 | SILOE | France | PS | 35 | Plates | 93 | 45 | 20 |
| 40 | SILOETTE | France | PS | 0.1 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 41 | MELUSINE | France | S | - | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 42 | FRG-1 | Germany | O | 5 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 43 | BER-II | Germany | O | 10 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 44 | FRJ-2 | Germany | O | 23 | Tubes | 80 | - | 20 |
| 45 | FRM | Germany | O | 4 | Plates | 93 | 45 | - |
| 46 | FMRB | Germany | PS | 1 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 47 | FRG-2 | Germany | S | 15 | Plates | 93 | 90 | 20 |
| 48 | Triga-Hannover | Germany | PS | - | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 49 | Triga-Heidelberg | Germany | O | 0.25 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 50 | Triga-Mainz | Germany | O | 0.1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 51 | GALILEO | Italy | S | - | Plates | 89 | - | - |
| 52 | ISPRA-1 | Italy | S | - | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 53 | RANA | Italy | S | - | Plates | 90 | - | 20 |
| 54 | Triga-Pavia | Italy | O | 0.25 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 55 | Triga-Rome | Italy | O | 1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 56 | HFR Petten | Netherlands | O | 45 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 57 | LFR | Netherlands | O | 0.03 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 58 | HOR | Netherlands | O | 2 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 59 | JEN-1 (a) | Spain | S | - | Plates | 79 | - | 20 |
| 60 | R2 | Sweden | O | 50 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 61 | R2-0 | Sweden | O | 1 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 62 | SAPHIR | Switzerland | S | - | Plates | 93 | 45 | 20 |
| 63 | UTR 300 (b) | U K | S | 0.3 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 64 | Triga-Imp. Chem. Ind. | U K | PS | 0.25 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| EUROPE | ||||||||
| Developing Countries | ||||||||
| 65 | GRR-1 | Greece | O | 5 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 66 | RPI | Portugal | O | 1 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 67 | Triga-SSR | Romania | O | 14 | Triga Rods | 93 | - | 20 |
| 68 | Triga-ACPR | Romania | O | 0.5 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 69 | Triga-Ljubljana | Slovenia | O | 0.25 | Triga Rods | 70 | - | 20 |
| 70 | TR-2 | Turkey | O | 5 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 71 | Triga-Istanbul | Turkey | O | 0.25 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| ASIA | ||||||||
| Developed Countries | ||||||||
| 72 | HIFAR | Australia | O | 10 | Tubes | 80 | 60 | 20 |
| 73 | MOATA | Australia | S | - | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 74 | JMTR | Japan | O | 50 | Plates | 93 | 45 | 20 |
| 75 | JMTRC | Japan | O | 0 | Plates | 93 | 45 | - |
| 76 | JRR-4 | Japan | O | 3.5 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 77 | KUCA | Japan | O | 0 | Plates | 93 | 45 | - |
| 78 | KUR | Japan | O | 5 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 79 | UTR Kinki | Japan | O | 0 | Plates | 90 | - | - |
| 80 | JRR-2 | Japan | PS | 10 | Plates | 93 | 45 | - |
| 81 | JRR-3M | Japan | O | 20 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 82 | TTR-1 | Japan | S | 0.1 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 83 | Triga-Mushashi Inst. | Japan | O | 0.1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 84 | Triga-NSRR-Tokai | Japan | O | 0.3 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 85 | Triga-Rikkyo Univ. | Japan | O | 0.1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 86 | ZPRL | Taiwan | O | 0.01 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| 87 | THOR | Taiwan | O | 1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| S | - | Plates | 93 | - | - | |||
| 88 | THAR | Taiwan | S | - | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| ASIA | ||||||||
| Developing Countries | ||||||||
| 89 | Triga-Dhaka | Bangladesh | O | 3 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 90 | RSG-GAS30 | Indonesia | O | 30 | Plates | - | - | 20 |
| 91 | Triga-Bandung | Indonesia | O | 1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 92 | Triga-Yogyakarta | Indonesia | O | 0.1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 93 | Triga-Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | O | 1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 94 | PRR-1 | Philippines | O | 3 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| S | - | Plates | 93 | - | 20 | |||
| 95 | KMRR | S. Korea | O | 30 | Pin Cluster | - | - | 20 |
| 96 | Triga #1 - Seoul | S. Korea | S | - | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 97 | Triga #2 - Seoul | S. Korea | S | - | Triga Rods | 70 | - | 20 |
| 98 | TRR-1 | Thailand | O | 2 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| S | - | Plates | 90 | - | - | |||
| MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA | ||||||||
| Developed Countries | ||||||||
| 99 | IRR-1 | Israel | O | 5 | Plates | 93 | - | 20 |
| Developing Countries | ||||||||
| 100 | NRCRR | Iran | O | 5 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 101 | PARR | Pakistan | O | 5 | Plates | 92 | - | - |
| 102 | SAFARI | S. Africa | O | 20 | Plates | 93 | - | - |
| 103 | TRICO II | Zaire | O | 1 | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
| 104 | TRICO I | Zaire | S | - | Triga Rods | - | - | 20 |
(a) Fuel is currently at Dounreay, Scotland.
(b) Reactor shutdown in 1995. Fuel reprocessed at Dounreay before June 1996.
Last Update: June 3, 1996
Name: J. E. Matos/RERTR Program
Contact:
Dr. James E. Matos
Senior
Physicist
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 207
Argonne, IL 60439-4841 USA
Tel.: +1-630-252-6758
Fax: +1-630-252-5161
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