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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.
T. Roger Billeter, D. P. Brown, W. G. Spear
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 1 | January 1969 | Pages 73-80
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28270
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Techniques and instrumentation at microwave frequencies show promise for measuring both temperature and gas coolant impurities within high-temperature nuclear reactors. Temperature is measured as a result of the thermal expansion of a metallic sensor, while impurities can be detected by their effect upon the coolant dielectric constant. An experimental Ni-Cr steel microwave cavity, resonant at 15 GHz, yielded a linear output signal for variations of temperature to 1250°C with a sensitivity of 330 kHz/°C. For gas coolant impurity measurements, both a microwave cavity method and a phase-shift method provided desired speed of response and sensitivity. Tests with the interferometer-type impurity measuring instrument indicate a sensitivity of ∼ 4 × 10−4 degrees phase shift/[(ppm)m] for water vapor in helium gas and a time constant of 1 sec for step changes in impurity content.