Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the 2005 International RERTR Meeting
CURRENT
STATUS OF THE NIGERIA MNSR (NIRR-1) AND FEASIBILITY FOR
CONVERSION TO LEU
S. A Jonah and G.I.
Balogun
Reactor Facility Section
Centre for Energy Research and Training
Ahmadu Bello University
P. M. B. 1014,
Zaria, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
NIRR-1 is the first nuclear reactor in Nigeria and it
is sited at the Centre for Energy Research and Training
(CERT), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. It was acquired
specifically for neutron activation analysis,
radioisotope production, training and research. Like all
commercial Miniature Neutron Source Reactors (MNSR),
NIRR-1 is a low power, tank-in-pool research reactor
fueled with about 1 kg of HEU. The reactor, which was
critical for the 1st time on 03 February, 2005 is
presently in its first fuel cycle. In this presentation,
a description of the main characteristic of the reactor
is given, including details of areas of utilization and
an overview of feasibility of conversion to LEU.
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Technical Director, RERTR Department
Nuclear Engineering Division – 362
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