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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.
C. R. Wolfe, J. N. Esposito, D. D. Whyte, J. M. Gilkison, J. R. Balavage, M. J. Wootten, S. M. Wozniak
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 2 | November 1981 | Pages 405-421
Technical Paper | Materials | doi.org/10.13182/NT55-405
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The buildup of an insoluble corrosion product in the annulus between the tube-to-tube-support-plate in some operating nuclear steam generators has resulted in a deformation or “denting” of the heat transfer tubes. A series of tests were initiated in single-tube model boilers to investigate the denting corrosion process and to determine additives and practices that would arrest this corrosion process. Test results show that properly administered additions of boric acid, sodium phosphate, or calcium hydroxide are capable of stopping the corrosion process leading to denting. Furthermore, it was determined that additions of either boric acid or lithium borate are effective in dent prevention, and this was demonstrated by adding contaminants and inhibitor simultaneously to a nondented test specimen.