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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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.
H. L. Adair, E. H. Kobisk
Nuclear Technology | Volume 25 | Number 2 | February 1975 | Pages 224-236
Technical Paper | Material Dosimetry | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24365
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The Isotopes Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed procedures for providing accurately defined deposits of 239 PuO2 and 235 UO2 for use in precision neutron cross-section measurements. Encapsulated samples of 6Li, 10B, 45Sc, 232Th, 235U, 238 U, 237Np, 238Pu, 239Pu, and 241 Pu for use as neutron monitors in reactors can also be provided. These dosimeters are used to determine integral reaction rates from which the neutron energy spectrum, flux, and fluence at particular locations within a reactor can be computed. Methods for the preparation and characterization of reactor dosimeters and other reaction rate samples provide an accuracy of ≤±1% at the 95% confidence level (CL).
