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November 9–12, 2025
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ANS continues to expand its certificate offerings
It’s almost been a full year since the American Nuclear Society held its inaugural section of Nuclear 101, a comprehensive certificate course on the basics of the nuclear field. Offered at the 2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo, that first sold-out course marked a massive milestone in the Society’s expanding work in professional development and certification.
C. R. Mefford, H. E. Williamson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 4 | Number 6 | June 1968 | Pages 425-431
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A26368
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Boron-containing materials for which fabrication processes are described include boron dispersions in iron, boron-stainless steel alloys, and boron carbide-filled stainless steel tubes. Experience with both satisfactory and less-than-satisfactory materials and fabrication procedures is briefly documented. The present performance of boron carbide-filled tubes, sheathed to make a cruiform control rod, is satisfactory, and continuing improvements are expected.
