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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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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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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.
Henri B. Smets
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 11 | Number 2 | October 1961 | Pages 133-141
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE61-A28058
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Topological methods are used in the study of the effect of burnable fission products on power reactor kinetics. Taking as an example three different problems, it is shown that power is controlled when the amount of inserted reactivity is small: properties of stability in the large and of boundedness are found in the case of a short-lived absorbing fission product, burnable delayed neutron emitters, and the xenon-controlled reactor.
