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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.
L. A. Waldman, M. Doumas
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 5 | October 1965 | Pages 439-445
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20555
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Quick and simple comparative tests were conducted to evaluate the loss of ductility of irradiated in-pile stainless-steel pressure tubes. Representative conditions of pressure cycling and geometry were used to determine the bursting pressure and fatigue life of both unirradiated control specimens and sections of an irradiated in-pile tube. Irradiation increases the tensile strength and the low-cycle fatigue life of these stainless-steel tubes when subjected to pressure cycling.