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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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.
R. T. Lahey, Jr., P. S. Kamath
Nuclear Technology | Volume 49 | Number 1 | June 1980 | Pages 51-60
Technical Paper | Nuclear Power Reactor Safety / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32506
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A closed-form analytical model for the long-term cooling of a boiling water reactor (BWR) has been derived. This model, which is based on one-dimensional, drift-flux techniques, has been compared with data from simulated full-scale 49-rod BWR fuel bundles at atmospheric pressure. The analytical model was shown to agree with the experimental data, which indicated that effective cooling was maintained as long as the bundle was submerged by the two-phase mixture. The analysis indicates that core uncovery may occur as the core power level decays.
