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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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$900M offer for SMR funding opens again—realigned to energy dominance agenda
The Department of Energy reissued a $900 million solicitation on March 24 designed to de-risk the deployment of “Gen-III+” light water small modular reactors. The same funding was previously offered in October 2024, with applications due January 17. Now, potential applicants have until April 23 to apply for a grant under a solicitation modified to “better align with President Trump's bold agenda to unleash American energy and AI dominance.”
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Laguna A
Session Chairs:
William J. Marshall (ORNL)
Jennifer L. Alwin
Session Organizer:
Theresa E. Cutler
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Expansion of the ORNL VALID Library
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), T.M. Greene (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL), J.B. Clarity (PNNL), E.M. Saylor (ORNL)
Paper
A Comparison of Sensitivity/Uncertainty-Based Upper Subcritical Limit Estimates
Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Robert D. Busch (Univ. New Mexico), Forrest B. Brown (Univ. New Mexico), Shawn J. Henderson (Sandia), John A. Miller (Sandia)
Sensitivity/Uncertainty Comparison Study Involving IRSN, LANL, and ORNL Tools to Support Validation
Jennifer Alwin (LANL), Robert Little (LANL), Robbie Macquigg (LANL), Michael Rising (LANL), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Frederic Fernex (IRSN), Luiz Leal (IRSN), Ellen Saylor (ORNL), Justin Clarity (ORNL), B.J. Marshall (ORNL), Kristina Spencer (INL)
A New IRSN Tool for Nuclear Data Bias Assessment: MACSENS V3.0 GLLSM Module
Frederic Fernex (IRSN)
Presented by Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN)
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