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The 2025 ANS election results are in!
Spring marks the passing of the torch for American Nuclear Society leadership. During this election cycle, ANS members voted for the newest vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and six board of director positions (four U.S., one non-U.S., one student). New professional division leadership was also decided on in this election, which opened February 25 and closed April 15. About 21 percent of eligible members of the Society voted—a similar turnout to last year.
Hyunmyung Kim, Ho Jung Lee, Changheui Jang
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 2 | September 2015 | Pages 378-382
Technical Paper | Proceedings of TOFE-2014 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-958
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The thermal performance of multilayer PVD tungsten and molybdenum coatings on graphite was studied for the application of first wall in nuclear fusion devices. The coatings with a thickness of 5 μm and different numbers of W/Mo layer were prepared and a series of plasma thermal loads from 1.3 to 4.1 MWm-2 was applied. Microstructure changes caused by thermal loadings were analyzed. Scratch test was then conducted to quantify the changes in the adhesion. The microstructural analysis and scratch test results showed that the thermal performance of the coatings varied depending on the degree of heat loads and coating structure. A molybdenum interlayer improved the coating adhesion while the plasma heat resistance of the double-layer W/Mo coating was slightly better than the others.
