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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.
R. R. Ferber, G. N. Hamilton
Nuclear Technology | Volume 2 | Number 3 | June 1966 | Pages 246-251
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT66-A27595
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Miniature neutron detectors have been constructed by positioning a 235U layer above the sensitive surface of a shallow-junction silicon carbide diode to act as a neutron conversion coating. A series of tests have been performed to verify the neutron detecting characteristics of 235U-coated SiC detectors operating in a reactor environment. The reactor neutron flux was varied between 107 and 1011 n/(cm2 sec) to determine the linearity of response of the detector to changes in reactor power. The potential of the SiC neutron detector as a flux-mapping device was demonstrated by making axial traverses of the reactor core while holding the peak flux level constant at 109 n/(cm2 sec). The α-particle counting capabilities of these SiC diodes have been demonstrated to temperatures above 700° C (≈1300° F) and with integrated neutron fluxes greater than 6 × 1015 n/cm2.