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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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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.
A. E. Arave
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 4 | April 1969 | Pages 332-335
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28341
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An ultrasonic system to plot the thickness profile of a fuel-element coolant channel was developed to measure the ETR and ATR fuel elements in a canal after being removed from the reactor. It has an accuracy of 0.5 mil, a resolution of 0.1 mil, and a range from 50 to 175 mils. The heart of the system is a probe holding two 8-MHz, 10-mil-thick lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric crystals. Distance between channel walls is obtained by measuring the time for an 8-MHz sound burst to travel between the crystals which are held next to the walls. The signal received by one crystal, transmitted from the other crystal, is used as a trigger for a time-to-analog converter that is connected to the y axis of a recorder. Longitudinal distance in the channel is converted to an analog output to drive the x axis of the same recorder.