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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
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Fuel Cycle Facility, Idaho National LaboratoryTokamak Fusion Test Reactor, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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ANS Young Members GroupChairman Kristine L. SvinickiLeah Spradley ParksProf. Dan Gabriel CacuciHon. Rita Baranwal
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University of Tennessee Knoxville: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Design and AnalysisAuthors: Alec Cacheris, Brandon Connor, Will Conroy, Aidan EdensAdvisor: Jason HaywardUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: Plasma Sustainment and Tin Particle Mitigation in Extreme Ultraviolet LithographyAuthors: Alp Aktuna, Kaitlyn Butler, Andrew Fink, Dario PaniciAdvisor: David RuzicPurdue University: Design of a Novel Decision-Making Tool for the Analysis of Protective Actions During a Radiological ReleaseAuthors: David Champlin, Mark D’Aloia, Emily Downing, Elizabeth JayeAdvisor: Shripad RevankarUniversity of Sharjah: Design and Experimental Verification of a Gamma Radiogauge to Detect Water Level in Ballast Tanks in Oil PlatformsAuthors: Eslam A. Ahmed, Jwaher A. Alnaqbi, Priyonta RahmanAdvisor: Walid A. MetwallyNorth Carolina State University: Design of an Economical Low-Power Fast Spectrum Molten Chloride ReactorAuthors: Charles Goodman, Lindsay Verrico, Thomas Thompson, Vincent NovellinoAdvisor: Scott Palmtag
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