Operators at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Operators at the High Flux Isotope Reactor

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Unlike commercial power reactors with 18-month fuel cycles, HFIR runs for 24 days before refueling and maintenance. During maintenance outages, operators work night and day performing routine tasks.

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Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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