Countries move towards low enriched uranium to fuel their research reactors

• Autores: Laura Gil
• Localización: Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica Boletin, ISSN 0534-7297, Vol. 60, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 26-27
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Almost 3500 kg of high enriched uranium (HEU) has been removed from research reactor sites worldwide over the last few decades as part of global efforts supported by the IAEA. Upon the request of Member States, the IAEA has assisted with the conversion of research reactor fuels to low enriched uranium (LEU) in order to reduce the proliferation risks associated with HEU, which contains more than 20% fissile uranium-235.