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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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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
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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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
T. Nakamura, Y. Oyama, Y. Ikeda, C. Konno, H. Maekawa, K. Kosako, M. Z. Youssef, M. A. Abdou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1873-1878
Neutronic | Proceedings of the Ninth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Oak Brook, Illinois, October 7-11, 1990) | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29616
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A new experimental arrangement using pseudo-line D-T neutron source has been developed to investigate the neutronics performance in the fusion blanket and related components. The arrangement is simple in construction and gives well-simulated fusion reactor environment combined with the flexibility in testing various factors. In examining the deficiencies in nuclear data, calculation methods or modeling, it provides a powerful means either for basic benchmark experiments in clear geometry or design-supporting experiments with complexity of the recent blanket design. The features of the line source facility and the experimental scope are described.