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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.
W. J. Lackey, R. A. Bradley
Nuclear Technology | Volume 14 | Number 3 | June 1972 | Pages 257-268
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31115
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The microstructure of sintered (U,Pu)O2 microspheres and pellets prepared by the sol-gel process was characterized using light and electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, and alpha autoradiography. The material is typically homogeneous in composition, and the grain size is usually between 1 and 5 μm. Coarse microspheres have densities >95% of theoretical, but the fine microspheres approach theoretical density. The microstructure of low density pellets consists of high density and medium density regions in a porous matrix.
