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Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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Construction begins on Kairos’s fluoride salt–cooled test reactor
Earlier today, on a site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., that was formerly home to the K-33 Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kairos Power marked the start of construction on its low-power demonstration reactor. Named Hermes, the 35-MWt test reactor claims status as the first Gen IV reactor to be approved for construction by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the first non–light water reactor to be permitted in the United States in more than 50 years.
R. H. Sherman, D. J. Taylor, J.R. Bartlit, J. L. Anderson, S. O'hira, H. Nakamura, S. Konishi, K. Okuno, Y. Naruse
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 457-461
Safety; Measurement and Accountability; Operation and Maintenance; Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29788
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This paper reports the preliminary results of studies of the kinetics of the reactions of T2 with H2, D2, and CH4. The gas phase reactions were studied using laser Raman spectroscopy for the real-time analysis of species concentration. A novel flow cell which has low volume (ca. 4 cm3) and minimizes dead volumes is described. First order rate constants are in the range 1.4 – 2.7 days for reaction with H2 and D2 , and 5 days for the reaction with CH4.