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The objective of the Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactor program is to enable the conversion of test reactors using fuel containing high-enriched uranium to fuel that employs low-enriched uranium. This paper describes the development of this low-enrichedfuel, including fabrication, characterization, and testing of the fuel.
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Keiser, D.D., Hayes, S.L., Meyer, M.K. et al. High-density, low-enriched uranium fuel for nuclear research reactors. JOM 55, 55–58 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-003-0031-0
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