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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.
Jerry J. Cohen, Arthur E. Lewis, Robert L. Braun
Nuclear Technology | Volume 14 | Number 1 | April 1972 | Pages 76-88
Technical Paper | Session on Physics of Nuclear Materials Safeguards / Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31101
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A method for disposing of nuclear reactor wastes by in situ incorporation in molten silicate rock is presented. In this method, liquid wastes are injected into a deep underground chimney and allowed to self-boil. The resulting steam is processed at the ground surface and recycled in a closed system. When waste addition is terminated, the chimney is allowed to boil dry, thereby solidifying the waste. The heat generated by the radioactive waste then melts the surrounding rock which dissolves the waste. Finally, the rock refreezes, trapping the radioactivity in an insoluble rock matrix deep underground. This method has significant environmental and economic advantages over previously proposed methods.