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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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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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E. A. Coppinger, B. M. Johnson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 10 | Number 2 | February 1971 | Pages 232-236
Technical Paper and Note | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30932
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A process for preparing an intimate mixture of uranium (or mixed uranium-plutonium) oxide and carbon was investigated. The objective was to obtain a starting material for carbide or nitride fuel material by a carbothermic reaction between carbon, uranium (plutonium) oxide, and nitrogen. These materials are attractive as nuclear fuel materials because of their high thermal conductivity and fissile material density, but suffer from the high cost of production. The process studied, which involves the rapid calcination of a mixture of uranium nitrate and sugar, would potentially lower the cost because (a) it would avoid forming the metal, and (b) it would eliminate the necessity of several steps heretofore required to thoroughly mix reactants for a carbothermic reaction.