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The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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Argonne researching “climate-ready” nuclear plant design
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have partnered with Washington state–based Energy Northwest to look at alternative ways to cool nuclear reactors as climate change impacts relied-upon water sources.
K. Ioki, C. H. Choi, E. Daly, S. Dani, J. Davis, B. Giraud, C. Hamlyn-Harris, G. Johnson, L. Jones, C. Jun, B. C. Kim, E. Kuzmin, R. Le Barbier, J-M. Martinez, H. Pathak, J. Preble, J. Reich, J. W. Sa, A. Terasawa, Yu. Utin, X. Wang, S. Wu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 61 | Number 2 | February 2012 | Pages 154-158
Technical Paper | First Joint ITER-IAEA Technical Meeting on Analysis of ITER Materials and Technologies | doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13382
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SS 316 L(N)-IG (ITER grade) has been selected as the main structural material for the ITER vacuum vessel (VV), considering its high mechanical strength at operating temperatures, water chemistry properties, excellent fabrication characteristics, and low cost relative to other candidates. The ITER VV is a class-2 box structure as defined in RCC-MR, 2007 edition, which was selected as the code for the design and construction. This paper describes materials, applied code and regulatory requirements, baseline fabrication procedures, and assembly on the site.