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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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November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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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PNNL seeks high-energy neutrons from SpaceX launch of Polaris Dawn
When a SpaceX rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on September 10 (see video here), sending a crewed commercial mission into low Earth orbit, an experiment designed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was onboard. Several high-purity metal samples will orbit Earth and absorb cosmic radiation for five days—including that from the Van Allen radiation belt—to help the lab answer questions about the radiation environment for manned space missions, according to a news release from PNNL.
Micheal A. Smith, Richard M. Lell, Gerardo Aliberti, Zhaopeng Zhong, Florent Heidet
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 196 | Number 1 | October 2022 | Pages S71-S82
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2058845
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The Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) that is being designed today is heavily reliant upon the Argonne Reactor Codes (ARC) modeling software for predicting the operational performance of the VTR. Given its usage in the VTR, a set of validation cases appropriate for the VTR must be assembled. The measurements taken in ZPPR-15, Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II), and Fast Flux Test Facility were chosen and analyzed with the ARC software as part of creating the necessary validation basis. The results of the ARC software on the measured data are discussed here, and they demonstrate the accuracy of the ARC software on fast spectrum reactors.
