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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
Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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Nuclear Science and Engineering
August 2024
Nuclear Technology
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Latest News
ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
Technical Session
Monday, July 22, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT|Madison Ballroom
Session Chair:
Iole Palermo
Session Organizers:
Paul P. Wilson (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Alternate Chair:
Ethan Peterson (Massachussets Institute of Technology)
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Lithium Enrichment Needs for Different Tritium Breeding Blanket Concepts
3:15–3:40PM CDT
P.W. Humrickhouse (ORNL), M.L. Gehrig (ORNL)
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Coupled Neutronics and Thermal Hydraulics Simulation of Tritium Breeding and Its Transport in the ARC-Class Fusion Blanket
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Arpan Sircar (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Katarzyna Borowiec (ORNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL), Cami Collins (ORNL)
Tritium Speciation and Transport in Molten Salts: Insights from the BABY Experiment
4:05–4:25PM CDT
N. Goles (MIT), R. Delaporte-Mathurin (MIT), C.S. Dunn (MIT), E. Edwards (MIT), S.E. Ferry (MIT), E. Lamere (MIT), A.T. Lanzrath (MIT), R. Leccacorvi (MIT), S. Meschini (MIT), E.E. Peterson (MIT), S. Segantin (MIT), R.F. Vieira (MIT), D.G. Whyte (MIT), K.B. Woller (MIT), W. Zhou (MIT)
Neutronics Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification of LiCl-LiF Molten Salt as a Liquid Tritium Breeding Blanket
4:25–4:45PM CDT
C.S. Dunn (MIT), E.E. Peterson (MIT), B. Ebiwonjumi (MIT), S. Segantin (MIT), W. Zhou (MIT), S. Ferry (MIT), K. Woller (MIT)
Molten Salt Activation Considerations in D-T Fusion Tokamak Design
4:45–5:05PM CDT
Austin Carter (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Caroline Sorensen Barthel (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
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