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ANS webinar looks at radiation studies and living near nuclear plants
In February, a study published in Nature Communications found a correlation between proximity to nuclear power plants and rates of cancer mortality. While the authors acknowledged that causation could not be established, they nonetheless said that calculations supported evidence of 115,586 “cancer deaths attributable to nuclear power plants proximity.”
On its release, this study garnered significant media attention—sparking worry among the public and immediate pushback from radiation experts. ANS recently hosted a webinar taking a deeper look at what that study (and other similar proximity studies) got wrong, the science behind what we do and do not know, and why these conversations matter.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST|1
Session Chair:
R. Patrick White (MIT)
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (American Nuclear Society)
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NSTX-U Personnel Safety System – Safety Instrumented System Development and Design
Joseph R. Petrella, Jr. (PPPL), Timothy Stevenson, Mark Cropper, Paul Sichta, Michael D'Agostino, Moheb Thomas, Xin Zhao, Clarence Hines
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Direct Evaluation of Effective Thermal Conductivity of a Sphere-Packed Bed by Heat Conduction Simulation
Kio Takai (Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi), Kazuhisa Yuki, Risako Kibushi, Noriyuki Unno
CHIMERA Integrated Testing Facility & Fusion Components Qualification
Tom Barrett (UKAEA)
Study on tritium transfer to plants from soil exposed to tritiated water
Takahiro Matano (Kyushu University), Kazunari Katayama, Toshiharu Takeishi
