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Joint NEA project performs high-burnup test
An article in the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency’s July news bulletin noted that a first test has been completed for the High Burnup Experiments in Reactivity Initiated Accident (HERA) project. The project aim is to understand the performance of light water reactor fuel at high burnup under reactivity-initiated accidents (RIA).
Michael C. Embury, Michael G. Erwin, Douglas A. Levan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 287-292
Tritium Processing | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29759
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The Hydrogen Isotope Separation System (HISS) has successfully recovered and enriched tritium from isotopic mixtures in a production environment for over three years. During this time the emphasis has shifted from the demonstration of the functional capabilities of HISS to the operating and maintenance requirements necessary to maintain production. This paper reviews the HISS production experience and evaluates the design of HISS, as well as the operating methods during this time.