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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.
H. E. Zittel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 17 | Number 2 | February 1973 | Pages 143-146
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT73-A31240
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Protective coatings applied to the interior surfaces of reactor containment facilities may consist of a paint cover over a zinc-rich primer coat. In case of a design basis accident, this coating may be exposed to extremes of temperature and radiation while exposed to hot borated suppression solution. The reaction between the zinc-rich primer coat and the hot solution may result in the generation of hydrogen. Coated coupons obtained from major paint vendors were exposed to various spray solutions under proximate design basis accident (DBA) conditions. Up to the theoretical amount of hydrogen was evolved.