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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
Meeting Spotlight
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
November 30–December 3, 2021
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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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Neutron noise monitoring during plant operation expedites flexure replacement at Salem-1
The nuclear industry has historically relied on intermittent ultrasonic test and visual inspections of pressurized water reactor components to identify and manage degradation. While this reactive approach has proven to be effective, imagine a scenario in which the degradation could propagate throughout the reactor internals, making a more proactive measure necessary to avoid a major enterprise risk to the plant. Could a utility identify the onset of degradation within the reactor internals during plant operation? If so, could a repair be developed prior to the next refueling outage to prevent additional, cascading degradation? That is exactly the situation that Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) and Westinghouse engineers were able to navigate over the course of the 2019–2020 operating cycle at Salem Unit 1, resulting in a tremendous success for the plant and a historic landmark in the nuclear industry, while earning the team a 2021 Nuclear Energy Institute Top Innovative Practice (TIP) award.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|1:15–3:00PM (2:15–4:00PM EDT)
Session Chair:
James M. Bowen
Alternate Chair:
Samuel E. Glover
Session Organizer:
Igor Jovanovic
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (ANS)
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Exploring Production of Uranium-232 for Use as an Additive to Nuclear Fuel
Joshua Rhodes (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Brandon Grogan (ORNL), Alan Krichinsky (ORNL), Brad Patton (ORNL), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville)
Summary
Uranium Isotopic Characterization System Utilizing Laser Techniques
Yichen Zhao (Oregon State Univ.), Haori Yang (Oregon State Univ.)
iDoubleRad: Cyber-physical System for Enhancing Security of Radiation Measurements in IoT Connected Detectors based on Spectra Comparison using Fuzzy Theil-II Measure
Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio)
Irradiation Testing Methods for Fast Spectrum Reactor Fuels and Materials in DOE's Thermal Spectrum Test Reactors
N. Woolstenhulme (INL), G.L. Beausoleil (INL), C. Jensen (INL), C. Petrie (ORNL), D. Wachs (INL)
Development of the MIT Research Reactor Simulator for Education, Training, and Research
Lin-wen Hu (MIT), Sara Hauptman (MIT), Oussama Ashy (WSC), Sergei Korolev (WSC)
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