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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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Argonne creates new methodology for digital twins
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Argonne National Laboratory has added a new twist to digital twin technology for research into nuclear energy. According to Rui Hu, a principal nuclear engineer at Argonne, “Our digital twin technology introduces a significant step toward understanding and managing advanced nuclear reactors, enabling us to predict and respond to changes with the required speed and accuracy.”
The research of Hu and his colleagues, “Development of Whole System Digital Twins for Advanced Reactors: Leveraging Graph Neural Networks and SAM Simulations,” was published in the American Nuclear Society journal Nuclear Technology.
Virtual representation: A digital twin technology is an accurate virtual representation of a complex system. It is updated with real-time data from sensors applied to the physical system, such as a nuclear reactor.
For a limited time, enjoy a lowered paywall and open access to the 52nd Annual Buyers Guide. This recently published worldwide nuclear directory lists more than 600 companies who supply or provide at least one of the 475 products or services being utilized throughout the nuclear field. Published as a special 13th issue of Nuclear News magazine, in addition to being delivered to the entire American Nuclear Society membership, a print copy is delivered to the Procurement Director/Supply Chain Manager at every nuclear utility plant site in the United States.
If your company is performing or seeking work within the nuclear industry, please make sure you appear within this directory—as there is no charge to be listed. After reviewing the Directory of Suppliers Section (pages 123-152, sorted by country), if your company is not listed—we invite you to join our vendor database and Create a new Company Listing for 2022 today!
Looking beyond the Buyers Guide, Nuclear News is published monthly. Each issue includes feature stories on areas of particular importance to the worldwide nuclear community. Upcoming issue themes include: Instrumentation & Controls, Health Physics and Isotopes & Radiation, Vendor/Contractor Profile Issue, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Plant Maintenance & Outage Management, Decommissioning & Decontamination, Game-Changing Leaps. If any of these topics align with your area of expertise, we invite you to Submit a Feature Article about your new innovations or technologies, or how a recent project improved an efficiency, reduced expense, or solved an existing problem.
Also, since the magazine accepted its first advertisement in 1960, Nuclear News continues to proudly partner with hundreds of nuclear companies and organizations every year to help keep the worldwide nuclear community and future workforce informed about products, services, conferences and exhibitions, academic programs, training courses, or employment opportunities. Review our 2021 Rate Card for an overview of all the print and digital offerings available to your company through ANS.
A subscription to Nuclear News is included with ANS membership. Corporate subscriptions are also available.
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