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Westinghouse, Nordion, and PSEG team up to produce Co‑60 in the United States
This past January, Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion, and PSEG Nuclear formalized agreements to implement newly developed cobalt-60 production technology at Units 1 and 2 of PSEG’s Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey, with the Co-60 to be supplied to Nordion. Through an ongoing joint initiative, the companies aim to harness U.S. pressurized water reactors to produce a key medical isotope and build the first commercial-scale Co-60 production platform in the United States.
The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST|2
Session Chair:
Kyle Gamble (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Michael Cooper (LANL)
Track Organizer:
Scott Palmtag (NCSU)
Staff Producer:
Vincent Novellino (NC State Univ.)
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BISON Capability, Validation and Demonstration for LOCA Analysis
Richard L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), Jason Hales (Idaho National Laboratory), Steve Novascone (Idaho National Laboratory), Kyle A. Gamble (Idaho National Laboratory), Russell Gardner (Kairos Power), Giovanni Pastore (University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
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BISON Capability, Validation, and Demonstration for Reactivity-Initiated Accidents
J. Rashid (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.), R. L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), G. Pastore (Idaho National Laboratory), W. Liu (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.), Charles P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory)
Modeling Transient Fission Gas Behavior with BISON
L. Luzzi (Politecnico di Milano), D. Pizzocri (Politecnico di Milano), T. Barani (Politecnico di Milano), R.L. Williamson (Idaho National Laboratory), C.P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory), Giovanni Pastore (Idaho National Laboratory)
BISON analysis of Accident Tolerant Fuel clad concepts during normal operation and LOCA conditions
Brian D. Wirth (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Ryan T. Sweet (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
