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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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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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.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine A
Session Chair:
Christina Leggett
Alternate Chair:
Jenifer Shafer
Session Organizer:
Sven O. Bader
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Reference Shale Host Rock Properties and Chemistries for Deep Borehole Disposal Performance Modeling
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Ethan Bates (Deep Isolation), John Grimsich (Deep Isolation), Stefan Finsterle (Finsterle GeoConsulting), LianGe Zheng (Berkeley Lab), Mikey Hannon (Carbon Solutions), Jesse Sloane (Deep Isolation)
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Advanced Reactor Waste Forms: State of Knowledge and Future Directions
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Jeffrey McLachlan (Berkeley Lab), Rebecca Abergel (Univ. California, Berkeley)
MgO Waste Form Irradiation Damage and Stability
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Eric C. O'Quinn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), David J. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), Maik K. Lang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason R. Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.)
Probabilistic Digital Twin and Distributed Ledger Technology Based Safeguards Solution for Aqueous Nuclear Reprocessing Facilities
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Scott Evans (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center), John Carbone (GE Aerospace Advanced Research Center), Chris Reynolds (GE Vernova Advanced Research Center)
Economic Model Development for Deep Borehole Repositories
4:35–4:55PM PDT
Matt Waples (Deep Isolation), Vaibhav Sharma (Deep Isolation), Ethan Bates (Deep Isolation), Jesse Sloane (Deep Isolation)
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