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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.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver 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!
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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
G. E. Bingham, B. R. Wheeler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 49 | Number 2 | July 1980 | Pages 233-242
Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT80-A32486
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A production facility to solidify radiation liquid wastes is being built at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant. The facility will use fluidized-bed technology and in-bed combustion to convert 11400 ℓ/day (net) of radioactive wastes from the liquid to the solid form. This solidification process makes the wastes easier and safer to handle and store, reduces the volume by a factor of ten, and places this waste in a form suitable for long-term or permanent storage.