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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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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NC State releases feasibility study for new research and test reactor
North Carolina State University has completed a feasibility study for its planned advanced research and test reactor. The $3 million study, which was undertaken by the university at the direction of the North Carolina General Assembly, is described in the full report, includes recommendations and projected costs and timelines.
Reactor type: NC State prefers the new reactor to be of “a multipurpose advanced sodium-cooled mixed/coupled spectrum design,” according to the report. Such a design would make the reactor “the only sodium-cooled fast research and test reactor in the country.”
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|8:00–9:50AM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Diana Grandas
Alternate Chair:
Paul P. Wilson
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Investigation of Liquid Solution Centrifugation as a Potential Lithium Isotope Separation Method
8:00–8:25AM CDT
Norbert K. Wegrzynowski (Univ. Bristol), Alicja Szczepanska (Univ. Bristol), Yannick Verbelen (Univ. Bristol), Rob Havell (Univ. Bristol), Hugo Dominguez-Andrade (Univ. Bristol), Mahmoud Bakr (Univ. Bristol), Tom Mooney (Univ. Bristol), Alex Little (Univ. Bristol), Tomas Martin (Univ. Bristol), Jamie Townes (U.K. Atomic Energy Authority), Tom Scott (Univ. Bristol)
Paper
Power Conversion System Indirectly Coupled with Primary Heat Transfer System in EU DEMO Water Cooled Lithium Lead Pulsating Balance of Plant.
8:25–8:45AM CDT
A. Burlando (Università degli Studi di Genova), L. Barucca (Ansaldo Nuclare), F. Giannetti (Sapienza Univ. Roma), C. Ciurluini (Sapienza Univ. Roma), F. Colliva (Sapienza Univ. Roma), G. Mongiardini (Sapienza Univ. Roma), A. Tincani (ENEA), C. Bima (Ansaldo Energia), A. Traverso (Università degli studi di Genova)
Building a Body of Knowledge to Inform a Technology-Agnostic Iterative Safety Assessment Methodology for Fusion Facilities
8:45–9:05AM CDT
Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Diana Grandas (EPRI), Andrew Sowder (EPRI), Brennan Ferrington (Vanderbilt Univ.), George Flanagan (ORNL Retired)
Design and Commissioning of High-Pressure Helium Flow Visualization Apparatus for Blanket Cooling Studies
9:05–9:25AM CDT
Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Yuqiao Fan (ORNL), Chris Crawford (ORNL), Chase Joslin (ORNL)
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