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A webinar, and a new opportunity to take ANS’s CNP Exam
Applications are now open for the fall 2025 testing period for the American Nuclear Society’s Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) exam. Applications are being accepted through October 14, and only three testing sessions are offered per year, so it is important to apply soon. The test will be administered from November 12 through December 16. To check eligibility and schedule your exam, click here.
In addition, taking place tomorrow (September 19) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. (CDT), ANS will host a new webinar, “How to Become a Certified Nuclear Professional.” More information is available below in this article.
D. E. Shumaker
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 9 | Number 1 | January 1986 | Pages 75-82
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24703
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A two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equilibria code is used to demonstrate how the properties of the equilibria depend on the input quantities. This code uses adiabatic quantities as inputs, which are entropy and magnetic flux. With the magnetic flux held constant, it is shown that the length of the separatrix is a smooth function of the total entropy. It is shown that the shape of the separatrix can be changed from elliptical to racetrack by changing the profile of the entropy function. This code can also be used for flux and wall compression since the equilibria are determined by adiabatic quantities. Examples of flux and wall compression are presented. An equilibrium is compared with data from the FRX-C experiment.