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ANS names 2026 Congressional Fellows
Kasper
Hayes
The American Nuclear Society has officially selected two of its members to serve as its 2026 Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows. Alyssa Hayes and Benjamin Kasper will help the Society fulfill its strategic goal of enhancing nuclear policy by working in the halls of Congress, either in a congressional member’s personal office or with a committee, starting next January.
“The Congressional Fellowship program has put ANS in a unique position to provide significant technical assistance to Congress on nuclear science, energy, and technology, with great results,” said Congressional Fellowship Special Committee chair Harsh Desai, himself a former Congressional Fellow. “This once-in-a-lifetime professional development opportunity will allow them to learn the art of policymaking and potentially pursue it as part of their careers beyond the fellowship.”
James R. DiStefano, James W. Hendricks
Nuclear Technology | Volume 110 | Number 1 | April 1995 | Pages 145-158
Material | Burnup Credit | doi.org/10.13182/NT95-A35103
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The materials Nb-1 Zr and Nb-1 Zr-0.1 C (PWC-11) are candidate structural materials for compact lithium-cooled reactor systems for space applications. Because the mechanical and corrosion properties of niobium alloys can be significantly altered by oxygen, components must be protected from reactions with oxygen during ground testing. The effect of simultaneous oxidation/ corrosion behavior in lithium was determined under several conditions, as well as the conditions under which a thin molybdenum coating was effective in preventing oxidation/corrosion. The effects of oxygen can be mitigated by its reaction with zirconium, and studies were also conducted to evaluate time-temperature relationships for this reaction.
