NEGRO, MIGUEL L.M.DURAZZO, MICHELANGELOMESQUITA, MARCO A. deCARVALHO, ELITA F.U. deMESQUITA, ROBERTO N. deANDRADE, DELVONEI A. de2018-07-192018-07-192018NEGRO, MIGUEL L.M.; DURAZZO, MICHELANGELO; MESQUITA, MARCO A. de; CARVALHO, ELITA F.U. de; MESQUITA, ROBERTO N. de; ANDRADE, DELVONEI A. de. Studies on capacity expansion of fuel plants for nuclear research reactors. <b>World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology</b>, v. 8, n. 2, p. 38-53, 2018. DOI: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/wjnst.2018.82005">10.4236/wjnst.2018.82005</a>. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/28977.2161-6795http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/28977The demand for nuclear fuel for research reactors is rising worldwide. Thus, the production facilities of this kind of fuel need reliable guidance on how to augment their production in order to meet the increasing demand efficiently and safely. We proposed a specific procedure for increasing production ca-pacity. That procedure was tested with data from a real plant, which produces plate-type fuel elements loaded with LEU U3Si2-Al fuel. The test was made by means of discrete event simulation, and the results indicated the proposed procedure is efficient in raising production capacity.38-53openAccessnuclear fuelsuranium silicidesfuel elementsfuel platesresearch reactorsreactorscapacityexpansionproductionnuclear engineeringreactor simulatorsArtigo de periódico2810.4236/wjnst.2018.82005https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-3011https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-0925https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8542-3827https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2147-8295Sem PercentilSem Percentil CiteScore