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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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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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Oklo completes end-to-end demonstration of advanced fuel recycling
Oklo Inc. has announced that it has completed the first end-to-end demonstration of its advanced fuel recycling process as part of an ongoing $5 million project in collaboration with Argonne and Idaho National Laboratories. Oklo’s goal: scaling up its fuel recycling capabilities to deploy a commercial-scale recycling facility that would increase advanced reactor fuel supplies and enhance fuel cost effectiveness for its planned sodium fast reactors.
Yoshiaki Oka, Sei-Ichi Koshizuka
Nuclear Technology | Volume 103 | Number 3 | September 1993 | Pages 295-302
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT93-A34852
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The concept of a super critical-pressure, direct-cycle light water reactor is presented. Its feasibility is assessed by a study of its neutronic and thermal-hydraulic design. The system pressure is 250 bars. The coolant density decreases continuously in the core, and the coolant is fed directly to the turbines. This eliminates the recirculation system, steam separators, and dryers. The diameter of the reactor pressure vessel is smaller than that of a pressurized water reactor (PWR), and the vessel wall is not very thick despite the high pressure. The required core flow rate is about one-eighth that of a PWR. There are only two coolant loops in a 1145-MW(electric) reactor, and the turbines are smaller than those of a light water reactor. These features greatly simplify the reactor plant. The thermal efficiency is improved 19% over that of a PWR.