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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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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ANS webinar tackles nuclear waste
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar tackled misconceptions about nuclear waste. Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, presented “The How, Why, and Where of Nuclear Waste,” the latest online event in ANS’s Educator Training offerings.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|10:20AM–12:00PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Bor Kos (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Iole Palermo (CIEMAT)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Radiation Shielding Estimations for the IFMIF-DONES Building Rooms During Activated High Flux Test Module Maintenance Operations
10:20–10:45AM PDT
Gediminas Stankunas (Lithuanian Energy Institute)
Paper
Shielding Design of the Helium Cooled Pebble Bed Breeding Blanket for DEMO Fusion Reactor
10:45–11:10AM PDT
Iole Palermo (CIEMAT), Francisco A. Hernández (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Pavel Pereslavtsev (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), David Rapisarda (CIEMAT), David Sosa (CIEMAT), Guangming Zhou (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — video HCPB Iole Palermo
Update of Nuclear Responses in the ITER Superconducting Magnets Using the E-lite 360⁰ Analysis Model
11:10–11:35AM PDT
M. Fabbri (Fusion For Energy), R. Pampin (Fusion for Energy), F. Gauthier (ITER Organization), N. Mitchell (ITER Organization), G. Pedroche (TECF3IR), A. Cubi (Latesys)
Advanced Shielding and Reflector Materials to Enhance the HT DCLL BB for the EU-DEMO Fusion Reactor
11:35AM–12:00PM PDT
Iole Palermo (CIEMAT), David Rapisarda (CIEMAT), David Sosa (CIEMAT)
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — video HT- DCLL Iole Palermo
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