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The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
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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. A. Goodwin, M. E. Wyman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 8 | Number 3 | March 1970 | Pages 246-254
Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28671
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The time- and space-dependent temperature distribution within a TRIGA Mark II fuel element has been measured during a series of power excursions. The temperatures were obtained from 14 thermocouples welded to the uranium-zirconium hydride fuel at various radial locations. The experimental temperatures were used to solve the radial time-dependent heat conduction equation for the local heat generation rate (power density) as a function of radius and time during each pulse. Within the accuracy of the measurement, the radial power profile was found to be independent of the fuel temperature.
