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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.
George C. Geisler, J. A. Urbanski, W. F. Witzig
Nuclear Technology | Volume 40 | Number 3 | October 1978 | Pages 240-247
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A26722
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The primary objective of the study was to analyze the feasibility of using a large ice water heat sink for power plant cooling and to predict the effect of the relatively cool condenser water, produced by this system, on plant performance. For a chosen hypothetical site, the study has shown that a large ice mass could be produced during winter in northern regions and coupled with a 1000-MW(electric) nuclear power plant to provide year-round cooling water as low as 4.5°C (40°F). When introduced into the plant, this water could increase the thermal efficiency of the particular plant chosen from 34.1 to 35.4%. Although the initial cost of this system is above that of a cooling tower, the additional revenue realized through increased plant efficiency can, over the life of the plant, help to offset this increased cost.