To reduce the risks of moving hot slag, OEMs Volvo CE and Liebherr have developed steel-mill wheel loaders specially adapted ...

The explosion at Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station was sudden, but it wasn’t random. Workers were trapped as molten ...

The flow dynamics of molten slag in blast furnaces (BF) is a critical area of study in metallurgical engineering, as it directly impacts the efficiency and productivity of the iron-making process.

Steel production ticked down by 2,000 tons in the Great Lakes region the previous week, slightly dipping but more or less ...

Maintaining Quality in Composites Prep for Strong Bonds . Bond failures can have severe consequences for manufacturers, ...

Initially developed in the 1950s, molten salt reactors have benefits in higher efficiencies and lower waste generation. Some designs do not require solid fuel, which eliminates the need for ...

Hearth Drainage: The process of removing molten iron and slag from the bottom of the blast furnace. Slag Crust: A layer of molten or solidified slag that forms on the surface of the cooling plates ...

The permit allows TerraPower to begin building the non-nuclear portions of its plant, including its "energy island," which will hold the plant's turbines and molten-salt energy storage tanks.

In Mid-2024, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a construction permit yesterday to Abilene Christian University, giving ACU and its partners the go-ahead to build the Molten Salt Research ...