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Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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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.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | December 1980 | Pages 156-161
Technical Paper | Argonne National Laboratory Specialists’ Workshop on Basic Research Needs for Nuclear Waste Management / Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32595
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Diffusion is the process by which atomic and molecular size particles move from regions of high concentration to regions of lower concentration. This movement is quantified by Fick’s first law, which states that the magnitude of the particle flux is directly proportional to the concentration gradient; and that the direction of movement is toward lower concentrations. The proportionality constant in Fick’s first law is the diffusion coefficient. Tempera¬ture, pressure, particle size, and charge, in addition to properties of the surrounding media, affect the diffusion coefficient. Mass transport by diffusion is greatest initially when concentration gradients are large. The diffusion process subsequently reduces gradients in concentrations, which, in turn, slows transport of mass by diffusion.