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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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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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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Securing the advanced reactor fleet
Physical protection accounts for a significant portion of a nuclear power plant’s operational costs. As the U.S. moves toward smaller and safer advanced reactors, similar protection strategies could prove cost prohibitive. For tomorrow’s small modular reactors and microreactors, security costs must remain appropriate to the size of the reactor for economical operation.
Friday, May 10, 2024|7:00AM–1:00PM MDT
Pickup at the La Fonda On the Plaza ( 100 E. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM 87501)
SOLD OUT
Cost: $45 (Transportation cost)
Hosted by the Manhattan National Historical Park team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), this tour will give you the opportunity to travel "behind the fence" on Laboratory property. You’ll visit Pajarito Laboratory, now called Technical Area 18, and discover everything from Los Alamos’ incredible prehistory to the beginning of the modern Laboratory – and, of course, the Manhattan Project. We’ll view the Pond Cabin, where Emilio Segrè’s Radioactivity Group made the pivotal discovery that the "Thin Man" plutonium bomb design would not work. You'll also see a battleship bunker used to protect equipment and staff during implosion design explosives testing and visit the site of Louis Slotin’s criticality accident.
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