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Division Spotlight
Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division 2025 Conference
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory
Director
John J. McKetta Energy
Professor
Dr. William (Bill) Charlton is a Professor in the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program within the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin). At UT-Austin, he also serves as the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) which houses the newest research reactor in the U.S. Since 2023, he has served as the UT-Sandia Faculty Liaison. He is an expert in the application of nuclear science and engineering for societal solutions (including national security, health care, and the environment). He has over 25 years of technical expertise in the design, development, testing, and evaluation of nuclear systems, analytical techniques, and instrumentation. From 2015-2017, he was the Research Director for the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Nebraska. NSRI is the University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for the U.S. Strategic Command and the U.S. Department of Defense for Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction. From 2003-2015, Dr. Charlton served on the faculty of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and was the founding Director of the Nuclear Security Science & Policy Institute (NSSPI) from 2006-2015. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at UT-Austin from 2000-2003 and as a Technical Staff Member in the Nonproliferation and International Security Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) from 1998-2000. Dr. Charlton earned a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University. Among his many awards, Dr. Charlton earned the Special Service Award from the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management in 2010. He has over 200 technical publications in referred journals and conference proceedings.
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