2024•Canadian Nuclear Society ProceedingsOpen access
Selecting a MAPLE research reactor core for 1-10 MW operation.
H.J. Smith, M.-F. Roy, Patricia Ann Carlson
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Abstract
The MAPLE class of research reactors is designed so that a single reactor concept can satisfy a wide range of practical applications. This paper reports the results of physics studies performed on a number of potential core configurations fuelled with either 5 w/o or 8 w/o enriched UO2 or 20 w/o U3Si-Al and assesses the relative merits of each. Recommended core designs are given to maximize the neutron fluxes available for scientific application and isotope production.