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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. P. Barthold, J. C. Beitel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 44 | Number 1 | June 1979 | Pages 44-60
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32237
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Six homogeneous and heterogeneous core configurations with different fuel pin diameters and different degrees of neutronic coupling have been analyzed. All designs were based on the same design assumptions and constraints. Homogeneous and heterogeneous designs were evaluated with respect to fissile inventory, flux and power distribution, burnup, breeding ratio and doubling times, sodium void reactivity, Doppler coefficient, control rod worth, and transient response. The sensitivity of breeding performance to different fuel life criteria was determined.