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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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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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Geological work begins on Poland’s first nuclear plant
Project management firm Bechtel started site geological surveys for Poland’s first nuclear power plant project, the company announced on Wednesday.
Bechtel will conduct in-depth geological surveys at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Pomeranian municipality of Choczewo, in northern Poland. This is a key milestone for the country’s entry into nuclear power production, as the surveys will inform the suitability of the planned site.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Thursday, November 19, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair:
Phil Ferguson (ORNL)
Staff Producer:
Mary Tong (American Nuclear Society)
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Morphological Change in Tungsten by Off-normal Angled Femtosecond Laser
Minsuk Seo (Penn State), Shukai Yu, Venkatraman Gopalan, Leigh Winfrey
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Comprehensive investigation of helium desorption behavior in tungsten by integrated experiments and simulation
Congyi Li (UT Knoxville Tickle College of Engineering), Cuicai Fan, Wendy Garcia, Xunxiang Hu, Brian Wirth
Utilization of eroding thermocouples in the small angle slot divertor of DIII-D for assessment of heat flux and plasma detachment
David Christian Donovan (UT Knoxville), Jun Ren (University of Tennessee-Knoxville), Jonathan Watkins, H.Q. Wang, Daniel Thomas, Rejean Boivin
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