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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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.
W. E. Gunson, J. A. George, H. P. Horner, D. K. Goeser
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 4 | April 1969 | Pages 279-286
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28335
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Systems considerations influencing the design of vertical, centrifugal, and free surface pumps for liquid-metal fast breeder reactors are evaluated. Systems were analyzed to guide in selections for pumps with flow ranges of 10 000 to 200 000 gal/min and head ranges from 100 to 450 ft for both the sea-of-sodium and piped reactor arrangements. The system analyses defined the parametric relationships between the pump, the coolant system, and the overall plant requirements. The plant arrangement, piped or sea-of-sodium, affects the net positive suction head available, choice of pump location, the severity of the thermal transients, system pressure levels, and ease of operation and maintenance.