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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.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
Standards Program
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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
T. N. Washburn
Nuclear Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | January 1970 | Pages 23-28
Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28630
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Porous UO2 microspheres, or kernels, can be produced by reduction of fired U3O8 kernels to the lower oxidation state. The temperature at which the U3O8 kernel is fired is a major parameter in establishing the degree of porosity, and subsequent reduction from the U3O8 state must be carefully controlled to prevent formation of internal cracks. Restricting the furnace temperature to < 1000°C and providing small incremental increases in the quantity of reducing gas added to the furnace inert atmosphere produced well-distributed porosity in the ceramic body without creating cracks in the internal structure of the kernel.
