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.
Division Spotlight
Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
Meeting Spotlight
2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
Standards Program
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
May 2025
Jan 2025
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
June 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
ANS’s Mentor Match applications open
Applications are now open for the American Nuclear Society’s newly redesigned mentoring program. Mentor Match is a unique opportunity available only to ANS members that offers year-round mentorship and networking opportunities to Society members at any point in their education.
The deadline to apply for membership in the inaugural summer cohort, which will take place July 1–August 31, is June 20. The application form can be found here.
James H. Leonard
Nuclear Technology | Volume 6 | Number 3 | March 1969 | Pages 202-208
Technical Paper and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT69-A28307
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Chromel/Alumel thermocouples were calibrated at the temperatures of boiling water and melting tin and lead before, during, and after exposure to several cycles of nuclear radiation. A temporary calibration shift of up to 50 µ V was observed at all three calibrating temperatures persisting for at least one hour following cessation of exposure. Comparison with corresponding data from a previous experiment indicates that the relative location of flux and temperature gradients along the thermocouple leads has a major influence on the magnitude of decalibration encountered. The effect is attributed to radiation-produced scattering centers subject to self-annealing processes. For in-pile thermocouple installations, temperature gradients should be restricted to locations outside high-flux regions to minimize potential radiation-dependent, decalibrating effects.