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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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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
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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Deep Isolation validates its disposal canister for TRISO spent fuel
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation announced it has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative to demonstrate the feasibility and potential commercial readiness of its Universal Canister System (UCS) to manage TRISO spent nuclear fuel.
Xiaojun Ni, Songbo Han, Jian Ge, Jinxin Sun
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 78 | Number 5 | July 2022 | Pages 352-359
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2021.2021723
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) is the next tokamak device in China to bridge the gaps between ITER and the DEMOnstration nuclear fusion reactor (DEMO). The CFETR vacuum vessel (VV) was designed to remove nuclear heating, provide safety shielding, and maintain a high-quality vacuum environment. Seismic load is considered one of the most relevant accidental events affecting the structural integrity of the VV. In order to investigate the resistance of the CFETR VV against seismic load, finite element models of the VV were built. In this paper, equivalent static and response spectrum analyses were carried out to calculate displacements and stress fields aiming to check the response of the CFETR VV against a foreseen seismic load. The resulting stresses are lower than the allowable limits and satisfy the design requirements.
