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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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.
P. A. Nelson, D. K. Butler, M. G. Chasanov, D. Meneghetti
Nuclear Technology | Volume 3 | Number 9 | September 1967 | Pages 540-547
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT67-A27935
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The characteristics of fast reactors having molten fuels consisting of uranium and plutonium trichlorides dissolved in alkali chlorides and alkaline-earth chlorides were studied. The study included considerations of the physical and chemical properties of the fuel, the heat-removal problems, and neutronic characteristics for three types of chloride reactors: a homogeneous reactor and two internally cooled reactors. Optimization of the core size for 1000-MW(e) reactors resulted in a core volume of 10 000 liters for each type. These reactors have the favorable characteristics (even for natural chlorine) of high breeding ratio, large negative temperature coefficients of reactivity, and low fuel-cycle costs. However, the unattractive characteristics of large plutonium inventory, large volume, complex design, and container material problems indicate that a sizeable program to develop chloride-fueled reactors