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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Report spotlights energy sector’s growing nuclear investment
As part of a broader series on the future of global energy markets, S&P Global has released a report on examining the growing interest in nuclear power as the solution to many of the problems the energy sector faces.
To read the full details and conclusions of the report, click here.
12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2021)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|12:00–1:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Josh Daw (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Fan Zhang (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Jamie B. Coble (University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
Staff Producer:
Janet Davis (ANS)
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Dynamic Response Characterization of Temperature Sensors for Small Modular Reactors
A. H. Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), E. T. Riggsbee (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), S. N. Tyler (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B. Arnholt (NuScale Power), N. Cetiner (ORNL)
Paper
Development and Testing of High Temperature Fiber Optic Sensors for Measurement of Heat Pipe Temperature in the eVinci™ Micro Reactor
Thomas Tweedle (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Yuqi Li (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Kevin Chen (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Microwave Resonant Cavity-Based Flow Sensor for Advanced Reactor High Temperature Fluids
Alexander Heifetz (ANL), Victoria Ankel (ANL), Dmitry Shribak (ANL), Sasan Bakhtiari (ANL), Anthonie Cilliers (Kairos Power)
Design, Fabrication, Installation and Operation of the In-Core Instrumentation for EPR Reactors
Patrick Weidenauer (Framatome), Heiko Jasper (Framatome)
The Transient Thermal Response of a Pressure-Driven Fabry-Pérot Cavity
Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), Adrian M. Schrell (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL)
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