The development of mobile melt-dilute technology for the treatment of former Soviet Union research reactor fuel

Thad Adams; Harold Peacock; Don Fisher; Doug Leader; Robert Sindelar; Natraj Iyer; Dave Sell; Ken Allen; Ken Marsden; Joe Mitchell; Mitch Meyer; Eric Howden

The development of mobile melt-dilute technology for the treatment of former Soviet Union research reactor fuel

Thad Adams
, Harold Peacock
, Don Fisher
, Doug Leader
, Robert Sindelar
, Natraj Iyer
, Dave Sell
, Ken Allen
, Ken Marsden
, Joe Mitchell
, Mitch Meyer
, Eric Howden

Nuclear Science & Technology

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Abstract

On-site application of the MMD process offers an economical method for converting weapons usable Former Soviet Union (FSU) High Enriched Uranium (HEU) research reactor fuel to a safe and secure Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) ingot. The process generates essentially no waste and is performed in a sealed canister that contains all off-gas products, eliminating the need for an off-gas treatment system. The process is modular, reusable, and readily portable to a desired reactor site or storage location. The storage canisters containing the LEU melt could be configured for compatibility with any of the fuel storage technologies currently available or returned to Russia for reprocessing under the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return Program. The objective of the MMD Project is to develop the mobile melt and dilute technology in preparation for active equipment deployment in the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the FSU.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global 2003
Subtitle of host publication	Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy
Pages	2170-2176
Number of pages	7
State	Published - 2003
Event	Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy - New Orleans, LA, United States Duration: Nov 16 2003 → Nov 20 2003

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Name	Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy

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Conference	Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Orleans, LA
Period	11/16/03 → 11/20/03

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Adams, T., Peacock, H., Fisher, D., Leader, D., Sindelar, R., Iyer, N., Sell, D., Allen, K., Marsden, K., Mitchell, J., Meyer, M., & Howden, E. (2003). The development of mobile melt-dilute technology for the treatment of former Soviet Union research reactor fuel. In Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy (pp. 2170-2176). (Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy).

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Adams, T, Peacock, H, Fisher, D, Leader, D, Sindelar, R, Iyer, N, Sell, D, Allen, K, Marsden, K, Mitchell, J, Meyer, M & Howden, E 2003, The development of mobile melt-dilute technology for the treatment of former Soviet Union research reactor fuel. in Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy. Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy, pp. 2170-2176, Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhower's Global Vision for Nuclear Energy, New Orleans, LA, United States, 11/16/03.

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Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy. 2003. p. 2170-2176 (Global 2003: Atoms for Prosperity: Updating Eisenhowers Global Vision for Nuclear Energy).

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