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Robotics & Remote Systems
The Mission of the Robotics and Remote Systems Division is to promote the development and application of immersive simulation, robotics, and remote systems for hazardous environments for the purpose of reducing hazardous exposure to individuals, reducing environmental hazards and reducing the cost of performing work.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo
August 8–11, 2021
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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New polls show substantial support for nuclear energy
Sixty percent of respondents in a recent national survey favored the use of nuclear energy, with only 25 percent opposing its use. While the latest Bisconti Research poll focuses on nuclear power and electricity generation, its findings on public interest in climate change and using a spectrum of sources to meet energy needs are consistent with a recent Pew Research Center poll on a broad set of energy policy and climate change topics. The approaches the two online surveys took to measuring public opinion on nuclear energy yielded different numbers but found some common ground.
Michael Rieth, Andreas Hoffmann
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 56 | Number 2 | August 2009 | Pages 1018-1022
Divertors and High Heat Flux Components | Eighteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Part 2) | dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST09-A9044
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The fracture behavior of several tungsten based alloys was characterized by standard Charpy tests which have been performed up to 1100°C in vacuum. Due to their fabrication history (powder mixing, pressing, sintering, rolling) all materials had specific micro-structures which led to typical delamination fractures. The influence of notch machining method was also investigated. All results are discussed and assessed with respect to the optimization of future divertor component fabrication.
