Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the 2003 International RERTR Meeting
RUSSIAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL
RETURN PROGRAM
STARTS SHIPPING FUEL TO RUSSIA
T. Dedik, I. Bolshinsky, US DOE/NNSA
A. Krass, US DOS
ABSTRACT
For almost four
years the United States (U.S), the Russian Federation (R.F.), and the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been discussing an initiative to
return Soviet/Russian-origin research reactor fuel to the Russian
Federation. In a series of bilateral
and trilateral meetings in Vienna and Moscow, considerable progress has been
made toward defining the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return Program as well
as obtaining the necessary technical data to facilitate the return. More than 20 research reactors in 17
countries that have Soviet- or Russian-supplied fuel have identified. Most of these reactors have stocks of both
fresh and irradiated HEU fuel that must be carefully stored and managed for
many years to come. On September 21,
2003 the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return program shipped 14 kg of fresh
Russian-origin HEU fuel from Romania to the nuclear fuel fabrication facility
in Russia, which represented the beginning of the practical implementation of
the program.
Contact: Ms. Trisha Dedik
Director
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