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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.
D. E. Grosvenor, I. O. Winsch, W. E. Miller, G. J. Bernstein, R. D. Pierce
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 5 | November 1968 | Pages 329-332
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A27999
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Pyrochemical processes under development at Argonne National Laboratory utilize molten metals and halide salts as solvents to separate molten fuel materials from each other and from fission products. These solvents are pressure-transferred between process vessels through resistance-heated transfer tubes operating at 850°C. The transfer tubes, J- or U-shaped, are fabricated from gun-drilled Mo-30 wt% W bar stock and shaped by hot-bending in a jig. A technique for joining two pieces of tubing was developed because the overall length of available tubing was limited. The transfer tubes are wrapped with controiled-voltage resistance heaters, covered with insulation, and protected by steel shells.