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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.
Hartwig Laue, Klaus Hermann Kerz
Nuclear Technology | Volume 65 | Number 1 | April 1984 | Pages 46-52
Technical Paper | Postaccident Debris Cooling / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33372
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Within the framework of the licensing procedure for the SNR-300 nuclear power plant in Kalkar, Federal Republic of Germany, it is verified that the reactor vessel and its internal component parts withstand the loadings resulting from a hypothetical core disruptive accident (HCDA). The resultant high temperatures at the areas in contact with molten nuclear fuel are sufficiently reduced by the decay heat removal chain so that these component parts can withstand the mechanical forces resulting from the dead weight of the fuel and the adjacent component parts. The finite element method is used for determination of strain resulting from mechanical loadings and thermal expansion for the strength test and for evaluation of the component parts concerned according to the applicable rules for this type of accident, taking into consideration criteria and stress limit values.