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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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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.
Leon C. Walters, B. R. Seidel, J. Howard Kittel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 65 | Number 2 | May 1984 | Pages 179-231
Critical Review | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33408
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Renewed interest in metallic fuels for liquid-metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs) has arisen for several reasons: The excellent performance demonstrated by metallic fuel, particularly at Experimental Breeder Reactor II; the demonstrated transient capability; the inherent compatibility with the sodium coolant; and the potential for superior breeding gain are primary benefits. The performance of metallic fuels in LMFBRs is summarized, then the state of the art for the metallic fuel types that are regarded as principal candidates for LMFBR applications are assessed. After listing the key issues that exist for metallic fuels, recommendations are made for resolving those issues.
