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PR: American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Ted Garrish as the DOE’s nuclear energy secretary
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) applauds the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Theodore “Ted” Garrish as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“On behalf of over 11,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, the American Nuclear Society congratulates Mr. Garrish on being confirmed by the Senate to once again lead the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy,” said ANS President H.M. "Hash" Hashemian.
William E. Kastenberg
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1985 | Pages 1643-1648
Environment, Siting, and Safety | Proceedings of the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (San Francisco, California, March 3-7, 1985) | doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A39995
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
At the present time safety research and development for fusion power reactors can be characterized by understanding basic physical phenomena, seeking design solutions to resolve key issues and the comparison of postulated accidental releases to existing fission reactor regulations. In this paper, a general long term research and development program for fusion reactor safety is suggested. The program is intended to parallel future developments in fusion reactor technology and has five general elements, a) operational safety, b) engineered safety systems, c) reliability and risk assessment, d) siting, emergency planning and off-site effects and e) general safety considerations.
