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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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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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.
B. H. Erkkila, R. S. Marshall
Nuclear Technology | Volume 50 | Number 3 | October 1980 | Pages 307-313
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32533
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Thermal neutron coincidence counters are used to measure plutonium-bearing materials in-line at the Plutonium Processing Facility at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Complicated operating procedures and time-consuming manual calculations have been eliminated by automating these instruments with a microprocessor-based control module. The instrument user performs several different measurements including the plutonium assay through a portable hand-held terminal that is connected to the control module. The results of a measurement are displayed on this terminal and can be transmitted to a central accounting computer. This instrument is programmed to perform all required calculations and store the results in the control module. These instruments have been readily accepted by operating personnel and their reliability and ease of use have contributed to the near-real-time nuclear material accountability system.