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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
Meeting Spotlight
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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!
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Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
James J. Duderstadt
University of Arizona (First Place)University of Florida (First Place)Ohio State University (First Place)Kansas State University (Honorable Mention)University of Lowell (Honorable Mention)University of Maryland (Honorable Mention)
Theodore M. Besmann
Michael R. Fox
Latin America (Best Overall, Large)Missouri-Kansas (Best Overall, Small)Chicago (Membership Promotion, Meetings and Program)Los Angeles (Membership Promotion)Atlanta (Membership Promotion)Northeastern (Membership Promotion)Eastern Carolinas (Meetings and Programs)Idaho (Meetings and Programs)Virginia (Management)
Charles R. Dietz (Carolina Power and Light Co. Brunswick Nuclear Project)Team of: Roland N. Smith (Argonne National LaboratoryID) and William H. Perry (EBR II)Team of: Efford H. Pierce (Yankee Atomic Electric Co.)Edward A. WalshEdwin R. TaylorDonald B. VassarKarl E. Jurentkuff
Jose March-Leuba
Ames Laboratory Uranium Purification Approved NovemberChicago Pile 1 Approved NovemberExperimental Breeder Reactor-I Approved NovemberIsotopes Development Laboratory Approved NovemberLady Godiva Approved NovemberSodium Reactor Experiment Approved NovemberTRIGA MARK I Approved NovemberVallecitos Nuclear Center Approved NovemberYankee Nuclear Power Station Approved November
John H. Hubbell
Manson Benedict
Lord Walter Marshall of Goring
Milton LevensonWilliam R. StrattonEdward Warman
GraduateUniversity of TennesseeKeith E. Holbert, Mohammed H. Abu-Shehadeh, Jose A. PereyraUndergraduateUniversity of TennesseeMichael W. Roberts, Ahmed M. Bakhsh, Richard W. Boyd, Phyllis A. Mincy, Steven D. Whaley, Jotty R. WinesetteHonorable Mention - GraduateOregon State UniversityJeffrey W. Samuels, Steven K. Chidester, Beato T. ChengHonorable Mention - UndergraduateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyDavid Hammond, Jeffrey Jerrell, Barbara Wofford, Lee Keller
R. T. Lahey, Jr.
Robert E. Henry
William G. Morrison