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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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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.
H. T. Sampson, G. H. Miley
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | September 1968 | Pages 145-155
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A28044
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Stable voltage outputs exceeding 10 kV have been obtained with two multicollector gamma-electric cell designs using epoxy or polystyrene dielectric. Short circuit currents ranged from 3 to 5 × 10−17 A/cm2 per R/h. Voltage breakdown and erratic output, observed in certain cell designs and ranges of gamma dose rates, are attributed to radiation effects including induced polarization of the dielectric. A theory for high voltage operation, involving both the collection of Compton electrons and leakage currents, is developed.