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Division Spotlight
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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
Feinstein Institutes to research novel radiation countermeasure
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, home of the research institutes of New York’s Northwell Health, announced it has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the potential of human ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone, as a medical countermeasure against radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (GI-ARS).
Panel and Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 14, 2023|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Student Union 262B
Session Chair:
Jonathan Norman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Hari Naicker (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Wetting Behavior of Molten Fluoride Salts on Graphite
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Lorenzo Vergari (UC-Berkeley), Zachary A. Falkowski (UC-Berkeley), Xin H. Ooi (CalTech), Raluca O. Scarlat (UC-Berkeley)
Paper
Application of Microcantilever Bending Tests to Local Fracture Toughness Determination in W-Ni-Fe Ductile-Phase Toughened Tungsten
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Ana V. Garcia Caraveo (Oregon State), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State), Ramprashad Prabhakaran (PNNL), Haag IV J. V. (PNNL), Wahyu Setyawan (PNNL)
Microstructural Characterization and Oxidation Testing of Arc-Melted Mini UB2 Ingots
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Jesus U. Facundo (The University of Texas at San Antonio), Katherine I. Montoya (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Thomas C. Kirtley (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Elizabeth S. Sooby (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
Study of Fuel Cladding Chemical Interaction (FCCI) in HT9 Cladded Metallic Fuels
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Arnold Pradhan (Univ. Idaho)
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