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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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WIPP’s SSCVS: A breath of fresh air
This spring, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced that it had achieved a major milestone by completing commissioning of the Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) facility—a new, state-of-the-art, large-scale ventilation system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the DOE’s geologic repository for defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in New Mexico.
L. W. Weston, J. H. Todd
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 91 | Number 4 | December 1985 | Pages 444-450
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE85-A18360
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The neutron capture cross section of 243Am was measured from 258 eV to 92 keV. The relative capture cross sections were normalized to 74.8 b at 0.0253 eV from ENDF/B-V. Agreement with the one previous measurement in the kilo-electron-volt neutron energy range is reasonably good (∼8%). These results are needed for calculating the buildup of higher actinides in operating reactors.
