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The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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.
J. S. Cheka, K. Becker
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 2 | February 1969 | Pages 163-167
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28248
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Glass dosimeters with low dependence on energy (< ± 20% between < 10 keV and several MeV) have been made by activating lithium borates (Li2O, xB2O3, x = 2 − 4) with small amounts (≤ 0.5%) of silver. The radiation-induced absorption spectrum between 250 and 400 nm is more complex than in a commercial Ag-activated phosphate glass. Several peaks undergo a buildup prior to fading. At, and above, room temperature, the optical absorption, in particular for peaks <300 nm, is considerably more stable than in the phosphate glass (in one borate glass, for example, the absorption at 278 nm is constant within ± 12% for 10 h at 200°C). The absorption spectrum after thermal-neutron radiation is different from the gamma-radiation-induced spectrum. The density is a linear function of exposure.