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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
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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.
Joel E. Kohler, Albert P. Kenneke, Brian K. Grimes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 4 | April 1975 | Pages 617-625
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A16117
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The population distribution surrounding a site proposed for a nuclear power plant is an important consideration in the site selection process, and is relevant to both siting and environmental aspects of nuclear power plant siting. In addition, the reactor site criteria specified in 10 CFR Part 100 requires that the surrounding population be given consideration in the siting and design of the facility. Developing methods of analyzing the population distribution characteristics of alternative sites (as discussed in the environmental report for construction of a nuclear power plant) is necessary to arrive at a conclusion regarding the desirability of a proposed site.
