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DOE, General Matter team up for new fuel mission at Hanford
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (EM) on Tuesday announced a partnership with California-based nuclear fuel company General Matter for the potential use of the long-idle Fuels and Materials Examination Facility (FMEF) at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
According to the announcement, the DOE and General Matter have signed a lease to explore the FMEF's potential to be used for advanced nuclear fuel cycle technologies and materials, in part to help satisfy the predicted future requirements of artificial intelligence.
G. A. Bennett, N. R. Chellew, D. C. Hampson
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 6 | Number 6 | December 1959 | Pages 511-513
doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A15511
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The recovery of metal as cast ingot after melt refining was studied as a function of the size and geometry of the crucible, the time-temperature cycle, the purity of the furnace atmosphere, and the nonmetal impurities present in the charge. The conditions chosen for the pilot plant operation ensure the attainment of the required recovery and recycle of fuel of steady-state composition.
