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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 12–15, 2023
Washington, D.C.|Washington Hilton
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Standard on fixed neutron absorbers in nuclear facilities outside reactors just issued (ANS-8.21)
ANSI/ANS-8.21-2023, Use of Fixed Neutron Absorbers in Nuclear Facilities Outside Reactors, has just been issued by the American Nuclear Society Standards Committee. The standard was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on June 20, 2023, as a revision and consolidation of ANS-8.21-1995 (R2019) (withdrawn) (same title) and ANS-8.5-1996 (R2022) (withdrawn), Use of Borosilicate-Glass Raschig Rings as a Neutron Absorber in Solutions of Fissile Material. ANSI/ANS-8.21-2023 provides guidance for the use of neutron absorbers, including Raschig rings, as an integral part of nuclear facilities equipment, fissile material, or fuel components outside reactors, where such absorbers are credited to provide criticality safety control.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 13, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Malibu
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Troy Munro
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
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Compatibility of 316H in Static and Flowing FLiBe and FLiNaK Salts at 550°-650°C
D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL), M. Lance (ORNL), Y.F. Su (ORNL), J.R. Keiser (ORNL)
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Analysis of High Nickel Alloys Partially Submerged in a Ternary Chloride Salt
Aaron Overacker (Univ. New Mexico), Kenneth Armijo (Sandia), Dimitri Madden (Sandia), Patrick Burton (Sandia), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
Development of Crystal Whisker Structures in Ternary Molten Chloride Salt Exposed Haynes 230
Dimitri Madden (Sandia), Aaron Overacker (Sandia), Kenneth M. Armijo (Sandia), Patrick Burton (Sandia)
A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach to Design Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Molten Salt Reactors
R. Pillai (ORNL), C. Parker (ORNL), D. Sulejmanovic (ORNL), B.A. Pint (ORNL)
Design of Natural Circulation Molten Salt Loop to Study Long-Term Corrosion Effects of NaF-BeF2 on SS316H in Argon Glovebox Environment
Michael A. Borrello (Univ. California, Berkeley), Christian M. Sclafani (Univ. California, Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
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