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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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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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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
A. L. Pitner
Nuclear Technology | Volume 16 | Number 2 | November 1972 | Pages 410-417
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT72-A31206
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Boron carbide powder of natural enrichment compacted into Type 304 stainless-steel cladding was irradiated in the EBR-II at temperatures of 1190 to 1350°F to exposures as high as 5% burnup of the 10B atoms. Particle breakup, microstructural effects, boron carbide/cladding interaction, and gas release were determined. The irradiation behavior was strongly dependent on temperature in the range investigated.
