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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NRC cuts fees by 50 percent for advanced reactor applicants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it has amended regulations for the licensing, inspection, special projects, and annual fees it will charge applicants and licensees for fiscal year 2025.
L. M. Howe, R. E. Jervis, T. A. Eastwood
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 12 | Number 2 | February 1962 | Pages 185-189
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE12-2-185
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Aluminum-gold alloy wire of very uniform cross section and composition has been made for the preparation of neutron flux monitors. Because the wire is uniform, a device to cut it into pieces of equal length can be used for the rapid preparation of flux monitors and the need to weigh individual monitors can thus be avoided. Homogeneity of composition was achieved mainly by rolling and annealing, and the effectiveness of each step was assessed by neutron-activation analysis. The gold content of the final product (wire 0.018 in. diameter) was also determined by activation analysis and was found to be 0.0985 ± 0.0020 atom %. Thermal-neutron self-shielding in this wire is negligible and cadmium ratio experiments show that resonance-neutron self-shielding amounts to about 2.5%.