Section of fuel element from the ZERLINA reactor

Artifact Number:

2018-160

Description

A 4 cm diameter, 1 cm long slice of the fuel element from the Zero Energy Reactor for Lattice Investigations and New Assemblies (ZERLINA) located at Mumbai in India.  The nominal 100 W reactor is the Indian equivalent of ZED-2 at Chalk River.  The sample of unirradiated natural uranium is enclosed in a 10 cm by 10 cm plastic sandwich that measures 2.5 cm in thickness.

Details

Keywords:
zero energy reactor; zerlina
Date:
1960s
Associated artifacts:
See a similar artifact from the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
Notes:
This sample was donated by the Lewis Library which received a number of artifacts from the estate of Dr. W.B. Lewis.
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