Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1998 International RERTR Meeting
STATUS OF REDUCED ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
FOR RESEARCH REACTORS IN JAPAN
Keiji Kanda and Yoshihiro Nakagome
Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University
Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
Phone: +81-724-53-2145
Fax: +81-724-51-2604
Keisuke Kaieda, Osamu Baba and Harumichi Tsuruta
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan
Phone: +81-3-3592-2361
Fax: +81-3-3592-2199
ABSTRACT
The reduced enrichment programs for the JRR-3M, JRR-4 and JMTR of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) has been completed. The KUR of Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI) has been partially completed and is still in progress under the Joint Study Program with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).
The operation of the upgraded JRR-4 started in October, 1998 with LEU silicide fuels.
The Japanese Government approved a cancellation of the KUHFR Project in February 1991, and April 1994 the U.S. Government gave an approval to utilize HEU fuel in the KUR instead of the KUHFR. Therefore, the KUR will be operated with HEU fuel until March 2004, then the full core conversion with LEU silicide will be done.
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Contact:
Keiji Kanda
Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University
Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494
Japan
Phone: +81-724-53-2145
Fax: +81-724-51-2604
Email: [email protected]