Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the 2005 International RERTR Meeting
ASSESSMENT OF
FEASIBILITY OF CONVERTING RUSSIAN ICEBREAKER KLT-40
REACTORS FROM HEU TO LEU FUEL
A. M. Dmitriev
Scientific & Engineering Center on Nuclear and Radiation
Safety
2/8 Malaya Krasnoselskaya, Moscow, 107140, Russia;
and
A. S. Diakov and A. M.
Shuvaev
Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental
Studies
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
9 Institutskii Per., Dolgoprudny, 141700, Russia
ABSTRACT
The use of high-enriched uranium (HEU) in reactor
fuel creates dangers of theft or diversion of the HEU to
weapons use. As a result, since 1978, there has been a
major international effort to convert HEU-fueled
research and test reactors to low-enriched uranium (LEU)
and a considerable amount of experience has been
accumulated in this area. But no similar effort has yet
been mounted to convert ship-propulsion reactors. Based
on the information available about the KLT-40 reactor
used on Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers, we have
carried out a preliminary study and conclude that these
reactors could be fueled with LEU without reducing core
life.
Contact: Dr. Jordi Roglans-Ribas
Technical Director, RERTR Department
Nuclear Engineering Division – 362
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439
Fax: +1 630-252-5161
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