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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.
Friedrich Niehaus, Harry J. Otway
Nuclear Technology | Volume 34 | Number 3 | August 1977 | Pages 387-397
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31803
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
By using an idealized model, the reduction in potential radiation risks, as a function of increasing distance between nuclear power plant and load center, was compared to the corresponding increase in power transmission costs. Based on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission guideline of $1000/man-rem, remote siting was not found to be a cost-effective risk-reduction method. However, this guideline applies only to the biological risks of radiation exposure, explicitly excluding measures of the relevant social values. It is suggested that methodologies from many disciplines can be applied within the risk assessment framework to allow the inclusion of value measures in public decisions that regulate the integration of technological and social systems.