ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
Latest Magazine Issues
Apr 2024
Jan 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
May 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Zongbiao Ye, Wenyao Yang, Lei Shu, Zhijun Wang, Qiancheng Liu, Qiang Yan, Jianjun Wei, Kun Zhang, Fujun Gou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 76 | Number 2 | February 2020 | Pages 157-162
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2019.1704596
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The corrosion behavior of Type 316L stainless steel in stagnating liquid Li under an elevated-temperature environment was investigated using a scanning electron microscope and an energy dispersive X-ray detector and self-designed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. A nonuniform and cell-like branched structure separated by distinct boundaries was observed, and a porous and rugged corroded layer was formed on the surface of the substrate after 500 h exposing 350°C liquid Li. This showed that the intensity of the Cr element on the superficial corroded sample decreased significantly when the depth reached ~2.8 μm and then was gradually restored in the range of ~5.6 μm. Meanwhile, the intensity of the Li element revealed consistent reduction to zero at ~4.0 μm. This study disclosed element transfer and penetration along a depth in the corrosion process between the liquid lithium and steel matrix.