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The applications of nuclear energy extend beyond providing power to the electrical grid. Advanced nuclear technologies may soon have new applications in oil and gas facilities, in hospitals and clinics, on the open seas, and on the moon.
A June 1 executive session, “How Nuclear Technologies will Shape the Future Energy Economy,” at the American Nuclear Society’s Annual Conference allowed experts have an open discussion on the future of nuclear advancements in multiple sectors.
Leonard W. Ward
Nuclear Technology | Volume 45 | Number 1 | August 1979 | Pages 68-76
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT79-A32286
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The use of drift flux in predicting the fluid behavior in the primary system of a pressurized water reactor following a loss-of-coolant accident has received much attention in the past several years. However, applications have typically been directed toward predictions of the transient response wherein the depressurization is very rapid, resulting in vapor-liquid distributions that do not exhibit heterogeneous-type behavior. Drift flux can be successfully applied to transients exhibiting heterogeneity or phase separation and thus demonstrates an additional application of drift flux not previously emphasized in the literature.