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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.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Indiana/Iowa
Session Chair:
Andrew R. Griffith
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jared A. Johnson
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Conceptual Design of a Thermal Accelerator Driven System for the Transmutation of Long-Lived Fission Products
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Alberto Talamo (ANL), Taek K. Kim (ANL), Mohamed Brahim (ANL), Won Sik Yang (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Composite Moderators in Micro-Pebble-Bed High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Donald L. Doyle (University of Tennessee), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook University), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Defense Waste Processing Facility Main Process Cell Crane Upgrade and Simulation
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Matt Borton (PAR Systems), Charles Kelly (Savannah River Mission Completion), Randall Wilkinson (Savannah River Mission Completion), John Olsen (GlobalSim)
Presented by Judd Lapp (PAR)
Neutronic Feasibility of Breakeven Molten Salt Fast Reactor Based on a Closed Fuel Cycle
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Eunhyug Lee (KAIST), Taesuk Oh (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Determination of Molten Salt Reactor Off-gas Cleaning Rate Using Simulated Off-gas Analysis
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Alexander Macris (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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