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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Plenary Session
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|10:00–11:30AM EST
Session Chair:
Greg Staack (SRNL)
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (American Nuclear Society)
Dieter Leichtle (KIT)
Steven Jones (University of Sheffield)
Paul Wilson, Chair of the Fusion Energy Division, will present an award at the end of this session. Lauren Garrison, TOFE Student Paper Competition Chair, will announce the winners of the student paper awards.
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Strategical Approach for the Neutronics in the European Fusion Program
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Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing
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