Participation in the United States Department of Energy Reactor Sharing Program. Final report, September 1980--August 1992

The University of Virginia Reactor Facility is an integral part of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering and is used to support educational programs in engineering and science at the University of Virginia and at other area colleges and universities. The University of Virginia Research Reactor (UVAR) is the highest power (two megawatts thermal power) and one of the most utilized university research reactor in the mid-Atlantic states. A major objective of this facility is to support educational programs in the region. The University of Virginia has received support under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Reactor Sharing Program every year since 1978 to assist in meeting this objective. This report documents the major educational accomplishments under the Reactor Sharing Program for the period September 1991 through August 1992. This report is also to final report under this contract. Previous annual reports should be consulted if any information from those periods is desired. Additional information about the programs conducted at UVA under this contract may be found in the yearly requests for additional funds which have been submitted.