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Belgium / BR2 Research Reactor To Switch To LEU Fuel After Testing Proves Successful

By David Dalton
12 April 2023

Change will help prevent potential spread of HEU, which can be used for weapons
BR2 Research Reactor To Switch To LEU Fuel After Testing Proves Successful
BR2 will be the first research reactor to use the new high-performance fuel. Courtesy SCK CEN.
Plans for the BR2 research reactor in Belgium to switch to low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel in 2026 are going ahead after testing with three fuel test assemblies were successful, nuclear research centre SCK CEN said.

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