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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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IAEA: Chernobyl drone strike latest threat to nuclear safety in Ukraine
Social media this past weekend streamed with reactionary posts following a drone strike last Friday at the site of the destroyed reactor from the 1986 Chernobyl accident. The drone—armed with a warhead—ripped a hole in the New Safe Confinement (NSC), a large structure built to prevent any radioactive release from the damaged reactor unit 4 and to protect it from any external hazard. The drone strike caused a fire that was still smoldering in places as of Monday morning, and left a hole larger than 500 square feet. Efforts continue to mitigate the consequences of the fire and extinguish isolated smouldering areas of the NSC's insulation material.
Due to damage to the external and internal cladding of the NSC's arch and main crane system equipment, the safety boundaries and operational conditions of the NSC complex have been compromised, according to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant Facebook page.
Executive Session
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Eucalyptus
The conventional nuclear development cycle is long, slow, and capital intensive. Kairos Power is disrupting this cycle by embracing a rapid iterative approach with both nuclear and non-nuclear systems before the first commercial reactor to bring down the cost of innovation. The company has commissioned its Engineering Test Unit (ETU) – a major, non-nuclear hardware iteration on its path to commercializing the fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR). With ETU, Kairos Power can demonstrate the design and integration of principal KP-FHR technologies, initiate and exercise the supply chain, and gain operational experience from a large-scale Flibe facility. Lessons learned from ETU will feed directly into plans for the Hermes demonstration reactor and future iterations, allowing Kairos Power to accelerate innovation and optimization while mitigating technical, licensing, manufacturing, and construction risk.
Moderator: Jess C. Gehin (Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Science & Technology at Idaho National Laboratory)
Speaker: Dr. Edward Blandford (Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Kairos Power)
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