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.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2026
Nuclear Technology
June 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
May 2026
Latest News
INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Peter J. Millett, James M. Fenton
Nuclear Technology | Volume 108 | Number 2 | November 1994 | Pages 256-265
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT94-A35033
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A detailed model of the transport processes that produce concentrated solutions locally in pressurized water reactor steam generators has been developed. The model describes the heat, mass, and momentum transfer processes that occur in porous deposits such as those found in tube support and tubesheet crevices and in the sludge pile on top of the tubesheet. The model is used to predict the concentration of a species in the pore solution as a function of time and at steady state, and the model predictions are compared to available experimental data. Several parametric studies were performed with the model to identify important design and operating parameters.