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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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BWXT will scout potential TRISO fuel production sites in Wyoming
BWX Technologies Inc. announced today that its Advanced Technologies subsidiary has signed a cooperation agreement with the state of Wyoming to evaluate locations and requirements for siting a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the state.
André J. Gauvenet
Nuclear Technology | Volume 27 | Number 1 | September 1975 | Pages 154-160
Technical Paper | Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A15952
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The nuclear controversy is rapidly growing in Europe at a time when sizable nuclear projects are being undertaken. The development of that controversy did not occur simultaneously in the different European countries, but the evolution of its successive steps happened to be remarkably uniform and quite similar to what has been occurring in the U.S. The opposition to nuclear energy evolved along with some collective phenomena, such as the greater preoccupation toward environment, that began primarily in the U.S. Although administrative systems are considerably different in centralized and in federal countries, everywhere people are demanding more information and a greater participation in decision-making processes. Controversy is being strengthened by this trend toward “direct democracy”; this was particularly perceptible in centralized countries such as France, but was also apparent in such federal countries as Germany and Switzerland, where the opposition began much earlier. Proper information cannot be easily dispensed in such an overheated atmosphere. The role of mass media has been and will be very important, but the media usually prefer broadcasting the alarming rather than the reassuring news. The credibility of information sources is a major point. State-owned utilities (in Britain or France) draw some benefit from their financial independence, although they are considered as responsible for decisions on nuclear projects. Atomic energy commissions and ministerial licensing or controlling bodies remain independent from the industrial companies. Scientific associations are not greatly developed in Europe although the situation is beginning to change. Presently, it seems essential to rely on such intermediate bodies as physicians, politicians, and university professors to inform the man in the street.