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This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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.
M. Bober, H. U. Karow, K. Schretzmann
Nuclear Technology | Volume 26 | Number 2 | June 1975 | Pages 237-241
Technical Note | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT75-A24423
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Safety analysis of fast reactors requires knowledge of the vapor pressure of the fuel material under the condition of rapid heating in the temperature region from 3000 K upwards, where up to now no measured data have been available. An experimental technique to determine the vapor pressure of refractory fuel materials in the temperature range between 3000 and 5000 K is based on laser beam heating of the specimen surface for ∼1 msec and measurement of both the recoil momentum of the specimen and the mass and momentum carried away by the vapor jet flowing into a vacuum. The determination of the vapor pressure requires application of gas dynamics and development of a suitable mode. The application limits of such a measuring technique using laser heating and the reliability of the vapor pressure data thereby determined have been assessed.