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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.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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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Article considers incorporation of AI into nuclear power plant operations
The potential application of artificial intelligence to the operation of nuclear power plants is explored in an article published in late December in the Washington Examiner. The article, written by energy and environment reporter Callie Patteson, presents the views of a number of experts, including Yavuz Arik, a strategic energy consultant.
Rajesh Ahluwalia, Thanh Q. Hua, Howard K. Geyer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 126 | Number 3 | June 1999 | Pages 289-302
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT99-A2975
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A theoretical model is used to analyze the transport of U and Zr in electrorefining of irradiated binary Experimental Breeder Reactor-II fuel. A limiting-current hypothesis is advanced to explain the observed dissolution of Zr in the presence of U at high, intermediate, and low cell voltages. The internal diffusion model predicts the existence of a critical current and a critical voltage for Zr oxidation. Experimental results are presented for a test designed and run based on optimum conditions determined from the model to dissolve U expediently while retaining Zr in the anode baskets. A simple model of kinetic exchange reactions between salt-phase U and Cd-phase Zr is formulated to explain the measured electrodeposition of Zr on the solid cathode. It is shown that the Zr content of the deposit is overpredicted if the pool is considered isolated and grossly underpredicted if the salt phase is equilibrated instantaneously with the Cd pool. Finally, the aspects of anodic current efficiency and cathodic collection efficiency are discussed taking into account shorting between the dissolution baskets and the Cd pool, multiple oxidation states of Zr, and the exchange reactions between the fuel and UCl3 prior to electrotransport.