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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
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.
Douglas P. Karim, P. Georgopoulos, G. S. Knapp
Nuclear Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | December 1980 | Pages 162-168
Technical Paper | Argonne National Laboratory Specialists’ Workshop on Basic Research Needs for Nuclear Waste Management / Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32596
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Extended x-ray absorption fine structure(EXAFS) spectroscopy can be used to probe thelocal atomic environment around actinide atoms in avariety of systems. Uranium LIII-edge spectra wereobtained on an in-lab rotating anode EXAFS facility.Spectra of crystalline UO2F2 and aqueous solutionscontaining hexavalent uranium ions show structureassociated with two separate shells of surroundingatoms. With the use of fluorescence detection techniques and more research directed toward deter¬mining backscattering amplitude and phase shiftparameters, it is anticipated that EXAFS will becomea powerful quantitative technique for structure stud¬ies in heavy atom systems.
