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Thermal Hydraulics
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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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.
Werner Brandt, Michael D. D’Agostino, Anthony J. Favale
Nuclear Technology | Volume 11 | Number 1 | May 1971 | Pages 99-104
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30907
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An alpha-particle gas densitometer is described with an instrument response that can be tailored to given specifications by shaping the energy distribution of the radioactive alpha source. Relations are derived to establish the connection between a specified densitometer response and the corresponding source distribution. Shaped sources can be constructed by mounting contoured baffles on alpha sources. The operation of the densitometer is demonstrated experimentally for a linear and a logarithmic instrument response to air density variations.
