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BWXT announces nuclear manufacturing plant expansion
BWX Technologies announced today plans to expand and add advanced manufacturing equipment to its manufacturing plant in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
A $36.3 million USD ($50M CAD) expansion will increase the plant’s size by 25 percent—to 280,000 square feet—and another $21.7 million USD ($30M CAD) will be spent on new equipment to increase and accelerate its output of large nuclear components. The investment will increase capacity and create more than 200 long-term jobs for skilled workers, engineers, and support staff, according to the company.
Karl Boline
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 463-467
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30802
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Keeping cryogenic targets cold until immediately before a laser shot is essential for OMEGA (University of Rochester) cryogenic experiments. This is accomplished by use of a rapidly removed cryogenic shroud. To remove this shroud, a cryogenic heat transfer joint is required that can conduct significant amounts of heat and be easily engaged and disengaged while producing minimal vibration. A prototype of a Cryogenic Parting Joint that can perform this function was designed, built, and tested. Tests were performed using this device at liquid nitrogen (LN2) and liquid helium (LHe) temperatures. The test results showed that, under both sets of conditions, the design concept is suitable for use in the final system design. This paper describes the test apparatus and presents the test results.