ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Jan 2026
Jul 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
January 2026
Nuclear Technology
December 2025
Fusion Science and Technology
November 2025
Latest News
DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4 of this year. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.
Kyeong Hwan Park, Sosuke Kondo, Yutai Katoh, Akira Kohyama
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 44 | Number 2 | September 2003 | Pages 455-459
Technical Paper | Fusion Energy - Fusion Materials | doi.org/10.13182/FST03-A377
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Dual-beam ion irradiation with Si- or Si and He ions was used to simulate expected fusion conditions. Indentation techniques were used to determine the changes in hardness, modulus and indentation fracture toughness in dual-ion irradiated -SiC at temperatures range from 673 to 1673 K. Ion irradiation clearly enhanced radiation induced hardening. Also, appreciable hardening by simultaneous helium injection revealed after dual-ion irradiation. The elastic modulus of the ion irradiated -SiC exhibited a slight decrease at low temperature irradiation, and a recovery at high temperature irradiated -SiC. The indentation fracture toughness increased after both single- and dual-ion irradiation for dose up to 1-3 dpa, then decreased for higher temperature and longer irradiation.