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From the pages of Nuclear News: Industry update September 2024
Here is a recap of industry happenings from the recent past:
BWXT advanced nuclear reactor agreement signed
Burns & McDonnell, a family of construction and design companies, has entered into an agreement with BWX Technologies to further advance the design and development of the BWXT BANR microreactor, which has a “passively safe design” for powering remote facilities while providing a carbon-free source of heat and electricity. The two companies completed the first phase of their collaboration in early 2024 and intend to complete the second phase by the third quarter of 2025. Burns & McDonnell is helping BWXT develop the balance-of-plant systems for the BANR, generate the power plant layout, and perform preconstruction planning. Its scope of work also includes developing power cycle architecture, identifying critical components, integrating site design, and supporting steam and power distribution infrastructure and reactor building structures. The Wyoming Energy Authority is currently evaluating the feasibility of using the BANR in a state nuclear market for baseload heat and power deployed for remote industrial users, such as mining operations.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Longboat 1
Session Chair:
Luis Ocampo Giraldo
Alternate Chair:
Shaheen A. Dewji
Session Organizer:
Mathieu Dupont
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Radiation Dose Impact of an Overpack Storage Configuration for Plutonium Disposition
1:00–1:20PM EST
R. Blake Wilkerson (ORNL), Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Deanna Stimac (SRNL), Arzu Alpan (ORNL), Keith C. Bledsoe (ORNL), Robert E. Grove (ORNL)
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Interpolating Transported Flux Spectra from Monoenergetic Sources
1:20–1:40PM EST
Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Mathew W. Swinney (ORNL)
Nontraditional Sensors for Aqueous Separation Research and Workforce Development
1:40–2:00PM EST
Luis A. Ocampo Giraldo (INL), Edna S. Cardenas (INL), Jay D. Hix (INL), James T. Johnson (INL), Cody M. Walker (INL), Kevin Lyon (INL)
Radiation Hot Spot Seasonal Variation on UF6 Cylinders
2:00–2:20PM EST
Brandon A. Wilson (ORNL), Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Keith C. Bledsoe (ORNL), Nathan D. See (ORNL), Ean S. Arnold (PNNL), Staci M. Herman (PNNL), Evan Warzecha (PNNL), Derrick R. Seiner (PNNL), Glenn A. Fugate (ORNL)
Shielding an Infrasound Sensor for INL's Fuel Conditioning Facility
2:20–2:40PM EST
Marcellus Boykin (Georgia Tech), Luis Ocampo Giraldo (INL)
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