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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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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Taking shape: Fusion energy ecosystems built with public-private partnerships
It’s possible to describe fusion in simple terms: heat and squeeze small atoms to get abundant clean energy. But there’s nothing simple about getting fusion ready for the grid.
Private developers, national lab and university researchers, suppliers, and end users working toward that goal are developing a range of complex technologies to reach fusion temperatures and pressures, confounded by science and technology gaps linked to plasma behavior; materials, diagnostics, and electronics for extreme environments; fuel cycle sustainability; and economics.
Daewoong Choi, Bo-Young Han, Se Hwan Park, Ho-dong Kim, Geun-il Park, Jeong-Hoe Ku
Nuclear Technology | Volume 197 | Number 3 | March 2017 | Pages 320-328
Technical Note | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2016.1273701
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The performance and eligibility of the fiber optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (FO-LIBS) instrument will be primarily evaluated at the Advanced Spent Fuel Conditioning Process Facility (ACPF), where spent nuclear fuel is processed in a high-temperature molten salt bath using electrochemical methods. The damage incurred by the optical fiber cable due to radiation should be addressed to ensure the reliability of FO-LIBS measurements. High-level and low-level gamma ray and neutron irradiation experiments were conducted to measure the effect of radiation on the optical transmission rate of the optical fiber cable. Conclusively, we determined the dependence of the transmission rate of the cable on the radiation dose rate as a function of the wavelength.