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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
M. Hirata et al. (20R11)
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | February 2007 | Pages 183-185
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1345
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An application of electron-cyclotron heating with an off-axis resonance location produces a cylindrical layer with energetic electrons and facilitates the formation for a profile of plasma rotation with a radially localized high-vorticity layer. These phenomena are detected by several types of end-loss ions-and electrons-analyser. Formation of radial transport barrier has been observed in the vicinity of the high-vorticity layer in GAMMA 10.
