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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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.
O. K. Tallent, James C. Mailen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 59 | Number 1 | October 1982 | Pages 51-62
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33051
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A hydrazine oxalate [(N2H5)2C2O4] solution was used as an alternative wash method for cleaning 30% tributyl phosphate—70% normal paraffin hydrocarbon solvent. Experimental evidence shows the (N2H5)2C2O4 wash solutions to be as effective as hydrazine carbonate [(N2H5)2CO3] or sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) in cleanup of test solvents. Major advantages of the alternative method are: (a) (N2H5)2C2O4 wash solutions are easier to prepare and store than are the (N2H5)2CO3 solutions and (b) the and ions in spent (N2H5)2C2O4 wash solutions can be decomposed into gases, whereas the sodium from Na2CO3 solutions must eventually be stored in some form as nuclear waste.
