Modernization of the IBR-2 pulsed research reactor

The structural design of the IBR-2 periodic-pulse reactor is described. The principal stages of the project in modernizing the reactor, the technical characteristics before and after modernization, and the results of startup measures are presented.

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Published inAtomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 113; no. 1; pp. 29 - 38
Main Authors Dragunov, Yu. G., Tretiyakov, I. T., Lopatkin, A. V., Romanova, N. V., Lukasevich, I. B., Ananyev, V. D., Vinogradov, A. V., Dolgikh, A. V., Yedunov, L. V., Pepelyshev, Yu. N., Rogov, A. D., Shabalin, E. P., Zaikin, A. A., Golovnin, I. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer US 01.11.2012
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Atomic energy
Compensation
Design
Efficiency
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Laboratories
Modernization
Neutrons
Nickel alloys
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power generation
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear research
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
R&D
Reactors
Research & development
Sodium
Startups
Structural design
Studies
Russia
Fuel Assembly
Emergency Protection
Plutonium Dioxide
Stationary Reflector
Fuel Load
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Summary:The structural design of the IBR-2 periodic-pulse reactor is described. The principal stages of the project in modernizing the reactor, the technical characteristics before and after modernization, and the results of startup measures are presented.
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ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-012-9591-9