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ORNL to partner with Type One, UTK on fusion facility
Yesterday, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that it is in the process of partnering with Type One Energy and the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. That partnership will have one primary goal: to establish a high-heat flux facility (HHF) at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run Energy Complex in Clinton, Tenn.
The International Council operates as a standing subcommittee under the ANS External Affairs Committee’s (EAC) direction in order to:
1. Enrich the information exchange among nuclear experts worldwide.
2. Advise ANS on international developments and ensure that ANS is recognized internationally.
3. Stimulate and coordinate the cooperation of ANS with other internationally operating nuclear and non-nuclear organizations.
4. Position ANS as the recognition point for nuclear science and technology advocacy practices in support of the international objectives of safe, secure, and affordable uses of nuclear science and technology.
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