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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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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.
T. S. Krolikowski, L. Leibowitz, R. E. Wilson, J. C. Cassulo, S. K. Stynes
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 38 | Number 2 | November 1969 | Pages 156-160
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE69-A19520
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Molten sodium (623 to 69°K) was injected by a pneumatic, piston spray-injector into a closed reaction chamber containing dry air or dry air-nitrogen mixtures. The rate of the pressure rise resulting from the sodium-air burning reaction was measured during the spraying interval. The pressure-rise rate was a measure of the reaction rate. The spray particle size had the most pronounced effect on the reaction rate, which increased as the particle size decreased. Increasing the spray velocity resulted in a modest increase in the reaction rate. The reaction rate decreased slowly as the oxygen content of the atmosphere was lowered until, at an oxygen concentration of 4 mol%, there was no visible burning.