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The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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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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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.
J. S. Philbin, S. A.Dupree
Nuclear Technology | Volume 40 | Number 3 | October 1978 | Pages 284-296
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A26726
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A series of three-dimensional Monte Carlo criticality calculations has been performed to examine the criticality problems that exist in liquid-metal fast breeder reactor spent fuel shipping casks. The reactivity effects of subassembly loading sequences, total fuel payloads, subassembly pitches, neutron poisons, and choices of cask coolants and structural materials were considered. The analyses showed that, for a given type of fuel, the system keff can be displayed in a manner that permits determination of the maximum number of subassemblies that can be safely loaded in a particular cask. For a given cask coolant, this maximum number can be fixed independent of