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NRC seeks presentations for virtual workshop on advanced reactor SNF
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for presentation proposals for a virtual workshop on the storage and transportation of TRISO and metal spent nuclear fuels for advanced reactor designs now under development.
Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Yamato Asakura, Kunio Kamiya, Hideo Yusa, Masaki Takeshima
Nuclear Technology | Volume 58 | Number 3 | September 1982 | Pages 397-403
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A32975
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Received August 24, 1979 Accepted for Publication March 8, 1982 Fundamental and pilot plant experiments have been carried out to develop a new recombiner catalyst with high catalytic activity and less deterioration at high temperature. The catalyst is prepared by electroplating palladium over a chromium layer, which in turn has been plated onto a sponge nickel metal surface. The optimal Cr/Ni ratio and palladium content are 2% and 0.6 mg/cm2, respectively. The catalytic activity of the new catalyst is about ten times more than presently available metallic catalysts.