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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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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.
James Brown, Francisco Gonzalez, David Iley, Alexandra McKay
Nuclear Technology | Volume 55 | Number 2 | November 1981 | Pages 513-524
Technical Paper | Materials | doi.org/10.13182/NT55-513
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The susceptibility of Ontario Hydro’s steam generators to the denting corrosion phenomenon is investigated as one aspect of an ongoing research program designed with the objective to specify limiting steam generator water contaminant concentrations for reliable unit operation. Isothermal test capsules and static autoclave experiments with cylindrical shrouds and heated crevice assemblies were used to assess the influence of sludge and heat flux on the concentration of solutes in crevice or low flow regions with lake waters as the test environments at 288°C. Rapid corrosion of carbon steel was observed. Sludge packed crevices enhance the concentration phenomenon, which is also very dependent on heat flux.
