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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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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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Supreme Court rules against Texas in interim storage case
The Supreme Court voted 6–3 against Texas and a group of landowners today in a case involving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing of a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, reversing a decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to grant the state and landowners Fasken Land and Minerals (Fasken) standing to challenge the license.
G. J. Pokorny, A. D. Paulsen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 141-143
Technical Note | Radioisotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15907
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A semiautomatic device to hermetically seal radio-active samples in glass ampoules by a flameless method has been developed for use within an inert atmosphere glovebox. Sealing is performed by heating the open end of the ampoule with an electrical resistance heater, elevating the heated portion of the ampoule to the sealing position, and sealing the end with mechanically operated, electrically heated jaws. The method is rapid, automatic, and consistently forms helium mass spectrometer-tight seals.
