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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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ANS designates Armour Research Foundation Reactor as Nuclear Historic Landmark
The American Nuclear Society presented the Illinois Institute of Technology with a plaque last week to officially designate the Armour Research Foundation Reactor a Nuclear Historic Landmark, following the Society’s decision to confer the status onto the reactor in September 2024.
M. Angelone, P. Batistoni, F. Moro, M. Pillon, R. Villari, M. Loughlin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 61 | Number 2 | February 2012 | Pages 124-128
Technical Paper | First Joint ITER-IAEA Technical Meeting on Analysis of ITER Materials and Technologies | doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13377
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A mock-up of the inboard shield and vacuum vessel of ITER was set up at ENEA Frascati and irradiated with 14-MeV neutrons produced by the Frascati Neutron Generator. The mock-up includes the coil region, and its dimensions and materials composition are consistent with the latest ITER design. The objective of the experiment is to validate the calculations of nuclear heating in the ITER toroidal field coil performed with the Monte Carlo code MCNP-5 and the FENDL-2.1 library, through measurement performed by thermoluminescent dosimeters. The goal was to reach a calculated-to-experiment accuracy of less than or equal to ±10%, possibly as low as ±8%.