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Candidates for leadership provide statements: ANS Board of Directors
With the annual ANS election right around the corner, American Nuclear Society members will be going to the polls to vote for a vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and members-at-large for the Board of Directors. In January, Nuclear News published statements from candidates for vice president/president-elect and treasurer. This month, we are featuring statements from each nominee for the Board of Directors.
T. J. Pashos, H. E. Williamson, R. N. Duncan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 2 | Number 6 | December 1966 | Pages 510-514
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT66-A27547
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Since the initiation of fuel irradiations in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor in 1957, rod-type fuel elements have been irradiated in an increasing number of boiling-water reactors. The most extensive experience has been obtained with Zirealoy-2 clad, UO2 pellet-type fuel rods. Somewhat less experience has been obtained with other fuel forms such as ThO2 -UO2 pellets and UO2 compacted powder and with other clad materials such as Zircaloy-4, Type 304 stainless steel, Incoloy-800, and Inconel-600. Based on the highly successful performance of many thousands of fuel segments operating at typical commercial power-reactor thermal ratings, UO2 rods clad with Zircaloy-2 have proven to be the most reliable and economical fuel elements for boiling-water reactor applications.
