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The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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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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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Panel and Technical Session|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Friday, April 14, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262B
Session Chair:
Katie Karl (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Jonathan Norman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Advanced Manufacturing to Investigate SiC Matrix TRISO Crack Propagation in Future Reactors
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Spencer T. Doran (Oregon State), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)
Paper
Effects of High-Temperature Excursions and Water Quenching on Zr-702
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Victoria Davis (ANL), Caleb T. King (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Christian England (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos E. Castano (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Reza Mohammadi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Gamma Irradiation of Injection Molded Polymers
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Sidney A. Hall-Smith (US Naval Academy), Elizabeth Getto (US Naval Academy), Peter Joyce (US Naval Academy)
High-Throughput Study for Examining Void Swelling Behavior in Ion Irradiated SS304
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Bao-Phong H. Nguyen (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Adrien Couet (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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