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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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November 15–19, 2020
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott 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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NEA issues call to action in report on nuclear cost reductions
A new report from the Paris-based OECD Nuclear Energy Agency declares that nuclear power is needed for countries to meet their Paris Agreement decarbonization and energy security policy goals, but that governmental support for a rapid reduction in the cost of new nuclear capacity through the creation of certain policy frameworks is likely necessary.
S. Nogami, W. Guan, M. Fukuda, H. Tanigawa, A. Hasegawa
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 3 | October 2015 | Pages 607-611
Technical Paper | Proceedings of TOFE-2014 | dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST14-929
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
To improve the fatigue properties evaluation of the joint region of the fusion reactor blanket, the effect of the non-uniform distribution of the microstructure and strength on the fatigue properties of the electron beam weld joint of the F82H steel was investigated by the fatigue test and the numerical simulation of the deformation under the test. The fatigue life of the joint was approximately 10−20 % of that of the base metal. The fracture under the fatigue test occurred around the over-tempered heat affected zone (the region with the lowest hardness). One of the reasons of the shorter fatigue life of the joint could be the higher crack growth rate induced by the peak strain around the over-tempered heat affected zone due to the non-uniform deformation.
