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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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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.
Michael G. Stamatelatos, Daisy M. Ligon, Achilles G. Adamantiades
Nuclear Technology | Volume 64 | Number 3 | March 1984 | Pages 249-267
Technical Paper | Economic | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33355
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The application of a value-impact methodology to a nuclear safety system design analysis has been investigated. The theoretical framework of multi-attribute decision theory and cost-benefit analysis is combined with reliability, availability, and probabilistic risk assessment techniques to analyze three design alternatives for the auxiliary feedwater system of a pressurized water reactor. Selected attributes pertaining to financial impact, investment risk, health risk, and licensability are used to rank the alternatives. External factors—such as the effect on the schedule of other plants, impact on property value, and emotional effects on population—that are potentially large were not considered. Standard reference tables were developed as a user’s guide for value-impact calculations.