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Spent fuel recycling and conditioning topic of U.S.-Japan meeting
Officials with the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management discussed spent nuclear fuel recycling and conditioning with counterparts from Japan during the 13th U.S.-Japan Technical Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Energy Research and Development Working Group, held recently in Santa Fe, N.M.
Leo E. Chulos
Nuclear Technology | Volume 34 | Number 2 | July 1977 | Pages 306-307
Technical Note | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT77-A39705
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More accurate control of cold-trap temperatures has been achieved by adding a resistance heater for fine temperature control, retaining a blower for rough control. This improved method of operating a cold trap provides a longer trap life.
