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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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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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Singapore, U.S. sign 123 Agreement
The United States and Singapore have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, commonly known as a 123 Agreement.
U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken and Singapore’s minister of foreign affairs Vivian Balakrishan met on July 31 to formalize the agreement, which outlines a comprehensive framework for peaceful nuclear collaboration between the two nations based on a mutual commitment to nuclear nonproliferation.
B. C. Cerutti, H. V. Lichtenberger, D. Okrent, R. E. Rice, and F. W. Thalgott
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 1 | Number 2 | May 1956 | Pages 126-134
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE56-A17517
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An unmoderated chain-reacting system, the ZPR-III zero power, fast critical facility, has been put into operation at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho, as part of the Argonne National Laboratory's program to establish the feasibility of the generation of economic electric power by a fast power breeder. The first reactor built in the two-half assembly machine was a rectangular parallelepiped with a critical mass of 142.4 kg of U235 and a core composition roughly that of the proposed Experimental Breeder Reactor II. This was the first of a series of fundamental and applied experiments planned for the facility.