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Division Spotlight
Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
Meeting Spotlight
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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Latest News
Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
Kathryn McCarthy
James W. BehrensMadeline A. FeltusNarasimha Prasad Kadambi
Steven P. Nesbit
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Stephen M. BajorekLake BarrettDaniel ChurchmanFrancesco D'AuriaBenoit ForgetEugene S. GrecheckDeborah Ann HillTravis W. KnightJun LiaoGuillermo Ivan MaldonadoJohn MattinglyFiona RaymentMatthew Wayne SunseriJoseph TurnageBao-Wen Yang
Best Section (tie)Missouri University of Science and TechnologyPennsylvania State UniversitySecond Place (tie)University of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
James S. Tulenko
Brent Shumaker
Kevin G. Field
Samuel BaysStephen Rea
John H. Strumpell
Trinity Local Section (Best Overall)Arizona Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs)Savannah River Local Section (Best Public Information & Education and Best Membership)Idaho Local Section (Best Section Management)
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Steven A. ArndtRichard J. Stattel
M. Grace Burke
Armour Research Foundation Reactor
Elena Tajuelo RodriguezAmy Welty
Larry R. Baylor
Steven A. ArndtChristopher M. Crane (Posthumously)Donald R. EggettStephen E. KuczynskiElizabeth S. SoobyGrace Stanke Matthew D. WargonJeffrey C. KingArnold LumsdaineCorey K. McDanielWalid A. MetwallyCatherine M. PratJoshua L. Vajda
Trevor TaylorXingang Zhao
Steven Biegalski
Massimiliano Fratoni
Vivek Agarwal
Hisashi Ninokata
Inés Triay
Clarice Phelps
Joshua Vajda
Larry L. Wetzel
UNDERGRADUATEUniversity Tennessee, Knoxville - Radiological Assay of Burrowing AnimalsAuthors: Evan Godbehere, James Pierce, Kip Wheeler, and Jolyne WorthyNorth Carolina State University - Event Sequence Quantification and Consequence Development of the Full Scope Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment for PULSTAR Research ReactorAuthors: Lauren Kohler, Noah Etter, Nolan Ritchie, and Mihai A. DiaconeasaGeorgia Institute of Technology - Investigating a Fast Static Fueled Molten Salt Reactor for WasteburningAuthors: Matthew Louis, Nathan Tanzosch, Jaden Minnick, and Alicia BorelTexas A&M University - Utilizing AP1000 TPBAR Optimization to meet Fusion Energy Tritium DemandAuthors: Aaron Rodriguez, Bryce Harris, Camden Ulteig, Marion Munoz, and William Reed
Egemen Kolemen
Nathan Siu
Kelsey AmundsonPierre-Clement Simon
Kenneth Petersen
Abdollah Khanpour
