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The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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.
G. Oliva, G. Palmiotti, M. Salvatores, L. Tondinelli
Nuclear Technology | Volume 37 | Number 3 | March 1978 | Pages 340-352
Technical paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A31999
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The elimination of transuranium (TRU) elements by neutron absorption has been investigated in an actual power liquid-metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) (of the Superphenix type). Special fuel elements containing TRU oxides were considered in different core locations. The effects on design parameters have also been evaluated. The results show that the advantages of TRU elimination by means of LMFBRs, compared with using a thermal reactor, consist mainly of the small perturbation of the integral properties and design parameters of the reactor for the large amount of TRU that can be introduced. However, from the point of view of the TRU transmutation reaction rates, thermal reactors seem to be better. The choice of a compromise between the variation of design parameters and the TRU amount to be transmutated depends on the actual reactor design.