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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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.
F. E. Armstrong, W. D. Howell, D. W. Whitlock
Nuclear Technology | Volume 9 | Number 1 | July 1970 | Pages 107-111
Instrument | Symposium on Theoretical Models for Predicting In-Reactor Performance of Fuel and Cladding Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28732
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An investigation has been made of the effects of helium, ethane, propane, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide as contaminants in methane used as the filling gas for a proportional counting tube. The concentration of contaminant was similar to that normally encountered in natural gas. It was found that the principal effect was that of change in gas multiplication factor and that compensation may be made by an appropriate change in applied bias voltage.
