Wooden plaque with samples of NRU and NRX fuel segments

Artifact Number:

2023-031

Description

A 30 cm wide wooden plaque on which cross-section segments of both NRU and NRX uranium metal fuel elements are mounted.  Various geometries were tested over the years to optimize cooling and fuel lifetime.

Details

Keywords:
nuclear fuels;fuel rods, canada nrx research reactor; canada nru research reactor
Date:
1960-1990
Associated artifacts:
See artifact 2018-218 for segments of uranium oxide fuel for these research reactors.
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