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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.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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Webinar: MC&A and safety in advanced reactors in focus
Towell
Russell
Prasad
The American Nuclear Society’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division recently hosted a webinar on updating material control and accounting (MC&A) and security regulations for the evolving field of advanced reactors.
Moderator Shikha Prasad (CEO, Srijan LLC) was joined by two presenters, John Russell and Lester Towell, who looked at how regulations that were historically developed for traditional light water reactors will apply to the next generation of nuclear technology and what changes need to be made.
Technical Session
Monday, July 22, 2024|1:00–2:50PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Rosaria Villari (ENEA Frascati)
Alternate Chair:
Iole Palermo
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Design Progress for a Spherical Tokamak Advanced Reactor (STAR)
1:00–1:25PM CDT
J.E. Menard (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), J. Berkery (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), T. Brown (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), N. Bertelli (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), L. Delgado-Aparicio (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), F. Ebrahimi (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), E. Emdee (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), N. Ferraro (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), N. Gorelenkov (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), M. Gorelenkova (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Khodak (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Kleiner (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), B. Linn (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), R. Majeski (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), R. Maingi (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), M. Ono (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), A. Pankin (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), J. Parisi (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), V. Pillai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), C. Rana (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), K. Shah (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), P. Titus (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Y. Zhai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
Paper
Recent Progress on the HELIAS Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket (DCLL BB) Program
1:25–1:50PM CDT
I. Palermo (CIEMAT), J. Alguacil (UNED), G. Bongioví (Università di Palermo), J.P. Catalán (UNED), I. Fernández-Berceruelo (CIEMAT, Spain), S. Giambrone (Università di Palermo), G. Fonfría (CIEMAT, Spain), T. Lyytinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), J.A. Noguerón (CIEMAT, Spain), V. Queral (CIEMAT, Spain), F.R. Urgorri (CIEMAT, Spain), A. Snicker (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), D. Sosa (CIEMAT, Spain)
Project LIBRA: Investigating Tritium Breeding and Extraction Efficiency for Fusion Reactors
1:50–2:10PM CDT
Mahmuod Bakr (Univ. Bristol), Hugo Dominguez-Andrade (Univ. Bristol), Alex Little (Univ. Bristol), Norbert Wegrzynowski (Univ. Bristol), Alicja Szczepanska (Univ. Bristol), Yannick Verbelen (Univ. Bristol), Tom Mooney (Univ. Bristol), Rob Havell (Univ. Bristol), Thomas Scott (Univ. Bristol)
Nested Pebble Bed Blanket (NesPeB)
2:10–2:30PM CDT
V. Badalassi (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), K. Borowiec (ORNL), A. Sircar (ORNL)
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