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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
Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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Latest News
Savannah River Site empties more waste tanks
The Department of Energy announced that waste from two more tanks at its Savannah River Site has been removed ahead of schedule. The tanks—numbers 11 and 15—are the fourth and fifth waste containers in 12 months to meet the milestone of preliminary cease waste removal (PCWR) regulatory approval, 7 and 19 months ahead of schedule, respectively, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Friday, April 4, 2025|2:40–4:00PM MDT|Mirage/Thunderbird
Session Chair:
Shane M. Evans
Alternate Chair:
Jared Justice
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Plasma-Assisted Electrochemical Degradation of GenX
2:40–3:00PM MDT
Piper R. Fernau (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Feray Buyuktopcu (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Xiao Su (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Mohan Sankaran (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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First Results on Resistivity Probe Measuring Hydrogen Concentration in the Actively Pumped Open-surface Lithium LOop (APOLLO)
3:00–3:20PM MDT
Riley Trendler (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Dan O. O'Dea (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Braden T. Moore (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Peter Buxton (Tokamak Energy Ltd.), Konstantin Moshkunov (Tokamak Energy Ltd.), David N. Ruzic (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Advanced Simulation for First Wall Materials in Inertial Fusion Reactors
3:20–3:40PM MDT
Matthieu Dagousset (Young Members Group), Shobhit Brijesh (Univ. California, Berkeley), Jay Darji (Univ. California, Berkeley), Max Monange (EX-Fusion America), Alexander Fikri (EX-Fusion America)
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