• Title of article

    RefurbishmentandcoreconversionoftheApsarareactorOriginalResearchArticle

  • Author/Authors

    K.Sasidharan، نويسنده , , D.C.Khatri، نويسنده , , KanchhiSingh، نويسنده , , A.P.Srivastav، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    12
  • From page
    784
  • To page
    795
  • Abstract
    Apsaraisapooltypereactorusinghighenricheduraniumasfuelwithlightwaterascoolantandmoderator.Thereactorisinoperationformorethanfourdecadesandhasbeenextensivelyusedforbasicresearch,radioisotopeproduction,neutronradiography,detectortesting,shieldingexperiments,etc.Inviewofitslongserviceperiod,itisplannedtocarryoutrefurbishmentofthereactortoextenditslifeandforoverallupgradationofitssafetyfeatures.Duringrefurbishmentitisalsoplannedtoincorporatethebasicdesignfeaturesofthemulti-purposeresearchreactor(MPRR)whichisbeingdevelopedatBhabhaAtomicResearchCentre(BARC).ThispapergivesanaccountofdesignfeaturesandsafetyaspectsoftheexistingandmodifiedApsarareactor.
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
  • Record number

    896036