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Division Spotlight
Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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.
Radiation Protection and Shielding Division 2024 (RPSD 2024)
Ms. RaJah Mena is currently employed by Mission Support and Test Services, the Management and Operations contractor for the Nevada National Security Site (formerly the Nevada Test Site). She manages the Consequence Management (CM) program at the Remote Sensing Laboratory at Nellis Air Force Base. The major focus of the program is to staff and manage the CM assets on behalf of the Department of Energy, the lead agency in the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC), the organization providing federal support to a nuclear or radiological response. In addition to program management, she also serves on several technical deployment and home team positions for the CM and Aerial Measuring System response teams. During her 18 years with the contract, Ms. Mena has developed equipment tests, designed, and executed numerous drills and exercises, contributed to and co-authored national-level policy documents, and responded to several real-world events including the US response to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant incident in Japan (2011).
Ms. Mena holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Health Physics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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