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Young Members Group
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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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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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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.
Kenny C. Gross, Robert V. Strain
Nuclear Technology | Volume 98 | Number 1 | April 1992 | Pages 113-123
Technical Paper | Fast Reactor Safety / Nuclear Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT92-A34655
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A bifrequency reactivity oscillation procedure (ROP) was devised at the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) to be used as a diagnostic tool for characterizating mechanisms responsible for the release and transport of short-lived fission products from the surface of exposed fuel. A series of ROP experiments was conducted during operation at 74% of full power with a breached fuel pin in the core. Detailed analyses of the results using bivariate spectral decomposition and cross-correlation techniques are presented. Comparison of the results of these experiments with those obtained from earlier tests with an unclad fuel source provides conclusive evidence that all nonrecoil fission product release phenomena originate from mechanisms acting inside the breached element itself. Implications of the findings from this study in terms of the goals of high-sensitivity fission product surveillance are discussed.
