Ep 26: Ron Omberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

14/06/2018 47 min Episodio 26
Ep 26: Ron Omberg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Episode Content: Ron's start with General Electric working on the D-Replacement Reactor.   How thermohydraulics are used to raise exit temperatures and prevent a boiling coolant.   The significance of plutonium-recycle test reactors and challenges of the program.   An explanation of the physics behind the Fast Flux Test Facility.   The advantages of a fast reactor.    The definition of breeding.   Why it is important to establish mutual and meaningful international partnerships.   Russia and its closed cities.   A discussion on the best way to embark designing new nuclear technology.   Present advances in the nuclear technology sector and its implications for the future.  

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