Technical Meeting on Commercial Products and Services of
Research Reactors

28 June–2 July, 2010, IAEA, Vienna

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Small Reactor Utilization
Utilization of the Dalat Research Reactor for Radioisotope Production, Neutron Activation Analysis, Research and Training

N. Nhi Dien, D. Van Dong, C. Dong Vu, N. Xuan Hai
Nuclear Research Center, Dalat, Vietnam

Abstract

The Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR) is a 500 kW pool type reactor loaded with a mixed core of HEU (36% enrichment) and LEU (19.75% enrichment) fuel assemblies. The reactor is used as a neutron source for the purposes of radioisotopes production, neutron activation analysis, basic and applied research and training. The reactor is operated mainly in continuous runs of 108 hours for cycles of 3–4 weeks for the above mentioned purposes. The current status of safety, operation and utilization of the reactor is given and some aspects for improvement of commercial products and services of the DNRR are also discussed in this paper.

Paper

Vienna, Austria, 28 June–2 July 2010

IAEA-TM-38728

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