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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Krishna Vinjamuri, Edgar M. Feldman, Carlan K. Mullen, Robert C. Hill
Nuclear Technology | Volume 85 | Number 1 | April 1989 | Pages 48-56
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34226
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Results of the Dry Rod Consolidation Technology Project performed at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy by EG&G Idaho, Inc. are presented. The technology for dry horizontal consolidation of Westinghouse 15 x 15 pressurized water reactor spent-fuel assemblies was developed and demonstrated. A consolidation ratio of 2 to 1 was achieved. Fuel rods from 48 fuel assemblies were consolidated into 24 consolidation canisters, each having the same outside dimensions as those of the original fuel assembly. Information and data were collected that will contribute to the design and operation of the hardware for a follow-on Prototypical Consolidation Demonstration Project and for the industry at large. The nonfuel-bearing components or skeletons of the fuel assemblies were examined for principal radionuclides.