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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. Delle, K. Koizlik, M. S. T. Price U.K., E. Wallura
Nuclear Technology | Volume 35 | Number 2 | September 1977 | Pages 284-292
Pyrocarbon | Coated Particle Fuel / Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A31888
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Today, pyrocarbon (PyC) is the most common material used for the coating of nuclear fuel particles for the fuel elements of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. During recent years, many procedures have been developed for this material that have yielded a broad spectrum of information and have thereby improved knowledge of PyC. The characterization methods that are suitable for out-line quality control include coating layer density determination by sink float techniques, coating layer thickness by x-ray projection or by contact microscopy, and orientation anisotropy. Many other techniques are available for laboratory use.