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The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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Virginia utility considers SMRs
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposals from leading nuclear companies to study the feasibility of putting a small modular reactor at its North Anna nuclear power plant.
While the utility says it is not a commitment to build an SMR at the site, the RFP is “an important first step in evaluating the technology and the North Anna site to support Dominion Energy customers’ future energy needs consistent with the company’s most recent Integrated Resource Plan.”
Tien-Ko Wang, Jun Hsin, Min Lee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 91 | Number 3 | September 1990 | Pages 287-296
Technical Paper | Nuclear Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT90-A34453
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A series of MAAP3.0 calculations was made with varying parameters to simulate a postulated large-break loss-of-coolant accident at the Kuosheng plant with a boiling water reactor-6 and MARK III containment. Analyses showed that uncertainties in the corematerial eutectic temperature and the degree of flow blockage will result in a large uncertainty in the predicted in-vessel hydrogen generation. The pressure variations caused by hydrogen burns, which are related to the preceding in- and ex-vessel hydrogen generation, may force some suppression-pool water into the pedestal cavity where most of the corium remains. This will further affect the possibility and the extent of corium/concrete interactions and thus the rate and the amount of ex-vessel hydrogen generation. Burns would occur at a very low hydrogen concentration if the compartment (gas) temperature were high and the flame temperature criteria were used for burn determination. If burns were to occur after containment failure, the hydrogen burns could have a significant impact on the release of fission product to the environment.