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ANS panel discussion looks at nuclear’s place in maritime, energy, medicine, space
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.
Marilyn M. Osterhout
Nuclear Technology | Volume 49 | Number 1 | June 1980 | Pages 47-50
Technical Paper | Nuclear Power Reactor Safety / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32505
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The source rates and steady-state concentrations have been measured for oxygen, hydrogen, and tritium impurities in the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) sodium systems. An analytical approach is used to determine the effectiveness of the cold traps for removing oxygen, hydrogen, and tritium. The cold trap effectiveness data accumulated to date for removal of oxygen, hydrogen, and tritium indicate that EBR-II cold traps are highly effective in controlling these impurities to very low concentrations in the sodium systems.
