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Division Spotlight
Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
Meeting Spotlight
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Colin Judge: Testing structural materials in Idaho’s newest hot cell facility
Idaho National Laboratory’s newest facility—the Sample Preparation Laboratory (SPL)—sits across the road from the Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF), which started operating in 1975. SPL will host the first new hot cells at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) in 50 years, giving INL researchers and partners new flexibility to test the structural properties of irradiated materials fresh from the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) or from a partner’s facility.
Materials meant to withstand extreme conditions in fission or fusion power plants must be tested under similar conditions and pushed past their breaking points so performance and limitations can be understood and improved. Once irradiated, materials samples can be cut down to size in SPL and packaged for testing in other facilities at INL or other national laboratories, commercial labs, or universities. But they can also be subjected to extreme thermal or corrosive conditions and mechanical testing right in SPL, explains Colin Judge, who, as INL’s division director for nuclear materials performance, oversees SPL and other facilities at the MFC.
SPL won’t go “hot” until January 2026, but Judge spoke with NN staff writer Susan Gallier about its capabilities as his team was moving instruments into the new facility.
Dominion Energy is an American power and energy company that operates in 18 states, from Connecticut to Georgia to California, offering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy to more than 7 million customers. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, we invest in the communities where we live and work and protect our natural resources. Dominion has four operating nuclear power stations in Virginia, Connecticut, and South Carolina that makeup approximately 42 percent of Dominion's total electric generation. Our goal is to shape the future of energy in America.
Who are we?
Dominion Energy is an American power and energy company that operates in 18 states all across the US, offering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy to more than 7 million customers. Headquartered in Richmond, VA, we invest in the communities where we live and work, and protect our natural resources.
Our nuclear power program produces a safe, zero-emissions, highly reliable form of renewable energy for our customers—in fact, 40% of our total electricity output comes from our 4 operating nuclear power stations. Our goal is to shape the future of energy in America
Our Promise - Delivering Clean Energy
We are committed to achieving net zero emissions (balancing carbon emissions with carbon removal) by 2050 while continuing to deliver clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy. Net zero emissions will benefit our planet, along with our customers, communities, employees and investors.
Some of the ways we're showing our commitment to clean energy include: Nuclear energy, solar generation, offshore wind, and electric cars.
Nuclear Engineering and Fuel Department
The Nuclear Engineering and Fuel department (NEF) is located at the corporate engineering office in Richmond VA. NEF provides full scope support of the nuclear stations:
NEF is located at the corporate engineering office in the Innsbrook Technical Center in Richmond, Virginia. NEF is responsible for all phases of the fuel cycle including:
Career Opportunities
The NEF department in Richmond maintains multiple cooperative education positions throughout the year. These positions are coordinated by the Nuclear Core Design, Nuclear Safety Analysis, and Probabilistic Risk Analysis groups.
Find DE Career Opportunities: https://careers.dominionenergy.com
Click here to read about our NEF managers!
Links to Learn More:
Our promise: https://www.dominionenergy.com/our-promise.
Dominion Energy Nuclear: https://www.dominionenergy.com/projects-and-facilities/nuclear-facilities.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 8
11:00am – 2:00pm: Open chat with Dominion Energy Visit Booth
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