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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
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST|2
Session Chair:
Trey Gebhardt (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
Mary Tong (American Nuclear Society)
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Highlights of the fusion, plasma and technology community planning process
Lauren M. Garrison (ORNL), Wayne Solomon, Earl Scime, John S. Sarff, Carolyn Kuranz, Nathan Howard, Nathaniel Ferraro, Scott D. Baalrud
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Configuration studies for a fusion innovation integrated experiment
Chirag Rana (PPPL), Peter Titus (PPPL), Yuhu Zhai (PPPL), Richard Majeski (PPPL), Brian Grierson (PPPL), Thomas Brown (PPPL), Jonathan Menard (PPPL)
Design of experimental reactors for advanced nuclear fusion
Samuele Meschini (Politecnico di Torino), Massimo Zucchetti (Politecnico Di Torino)
Compactness of Fusion Nuclear Devices
Yuhu Zhai, Mark Tillack, Peter Titus, Timothy Bohm, Charles Kessel (ORNL)
