ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
Latest Magazine Issues
Aug 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
Fuel loading process begins at Palisades
The Palisades nuclear power plant has drawn closer to restart, as plant staff began the process of loading fuel into the reactor vessel on Sunday morning.
The commencement of fuel loading places the Covert, Mich., facility in Mode 6—or the refueling stage—under the plant’s technical specifications, plant owner and operator Holtec International said in a news release. The Palisades reactor core consists of 204 fuel assemblies that include new fuel and partially used fuel from the plant’s most recent operating cycles. According to Holtec, the fuel loading is being conducted in accordance with plant procedures and technical specifications.
S. Madhu, H. C. Manjunatha, N. Sowmya, B. M. Rajesh, L. Seenappa
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 200 | Number 7 | July 2026 | Pages 1535-1548
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2025.2545100
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Using an advanced statistical model, we have studied the fusion reactions of all possible quadrupole deformation configurations, such as = +ve, 0, −ve, and targets with = +ve, 0, −ve to synthesize nuclei 254No, 191Po, and 285Ts. In this regard, we analyzed different projectile target combinations to synthesize 254No, 191Po, and 285Ts nuclei.
Fusion cross sections, compound nucleus formation probability, and survival probability are all influenced by the deformation effects of both the projectile and the target rather than the entrance channel effects. We observed that the prolate and spherical combination of projectile and target yields larger cross sections when compared to other combinations studied. The larger cross section of 1.34 nb, 0.754 mb, and 0.74 pb was observed for the fusion reaction of 210Pb(47Ca,3n)254No, 146Gd(47Ca,2n)191Po, and 215Ac(72Ni,2n)285Ts, respectively.
This study examined evaporation residue cross sections for No, Po, and Ts nuclei at optimal energy, finding larger production cross sections in all cases when the projectile and target assumed spherical shapes. In order to better comprehend the many facets of heavy ion interactions between deformed and spherical nuclei, deformation must be extensively studied in both theoretical and experimental investigations.