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The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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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.
W. Seifritz
Nuclear Technology | Volume 88 | Number 2 | November 1989 | Pages 201-206
Technical Paper | NSF Workshop on the Research Needs of the Next Generation Nuclear Power Technology / Economic | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34328
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A new mixed fossil/nuclear energy system for the production of electricity from coal is presented, in which the process heat of a high-temperature reactor is used to produce a synthesis gas in a fluidized bed, via a water/gas reaction. A gas turbine, or alternatively a high-temperature solid oxide fuel cell, is used to produce electricity in a combined steam cycle as well as pure CO2, which is condensed and disposed in the deep ocean. The overall efficiency of such a system is higher than that of the classical CO2 recovery system, particularly for a high-temperature solid oxide fuel cell. Thus, the recovery and disposal of CO2 from an energy system, based mainly on fossil fuels, seem to be no longer utopian.
