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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.
L. I. Katzin, B. I. Spinrad
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 1 | Number 5 | October 1956 | Pages 343-354
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE56-A28772
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A description of a fluid-fuel-fluid-absorber thermal reactor for the production of U233 is presented herein, and the conditions for maximum efficiency as a breeder (shortest doubling time) are elaborated. With very little modification of operating conditions and no modifications in the structure, the machine shows promise as an efficient U235-U233 converter, with the possibility also of by-product power. Some of the development work required is indicated. In particular, achievement of high pumping rates for maximum heat transfer and fabrication of very thin-walled zirconium tubing pay large dividends.