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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.
Sidney Katz, George I. Cathers
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | July 1968 | Pages 5-10
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A27978
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In the search for an efficient sorption-desorption system for recovering and purifying plutonium hexafluoride, 31 candidate metal fluorides were tested. Of these, the fluorides of the IA and IIA metals were found to react (or sorb) most favorably and were therefore selected for further study. Results of extensive tests, in which the sorption and desorption capabilities of these more promising fluorides were considered, indicated that only lithium fluoride was effective in both respects. A chemical equilibrium was found to exist between plutonium hexafluoride, fluorine, lithium fluoride, and a complex (probably Li4PuF8) containing Pu(IV). The sorption of plutonium hexafluoride was much improved as the surface area of the lithium fluoride was increased. Plutonium hexafluoride containing no detectable uranium hexafluoride was obtained from a mixture by a sorption-desorption separation.
