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Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Maria A. Okuniewski
Alternate Chair:
Colby B. Jensen
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Building a Molten-Salt Forced-Circulation Loop for the MIT Reactor
Charles W. Forsberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Kevin R. Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Raluca O. Scarlat (University of California at Berkeley), Ayman I. Hawari (North Carolina State University), David M. Carpenter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Overpower Testing of TCR Fuel in TREAT
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Gokul Vasudevamurthy (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Trevor Smuin (Idaho National Laboratory), Daniel Schappel (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Matthew Ramirez (Idaho National Laboratory), Kory Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Connie M. Hill (Idaho National Laboratory), Joshua D. Fishler (Idaho National Laboratory), Daniel Chapman (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory)
Enabling Future Microreactor Testing with the NIMBLE Platform in TREAT
Daniel M. Wachs (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory), Begona Aranguren (Texas A&M University College Station), Daniel B. Chapman (Idaho National Laboratory), Kayla Clements (University of Florida), Aaron S. Epiney (Idaho National Laboratory), Austin D. Fleming (Idaho National Laboratory), Justin T. Johnson (Idaho National Laboratory), Matthew R. Ramirez (Idaho National Laboratory), John D. Bess (Idaho National Laboratory), Kevan D. Weaver (Idaho National Laboratory)
Thermal Design Analysis Supporting a Loss of Coolant Accident Experiment at TREAT
Robert J. Armstrong (INL), Charles P. Folsom (Idaho National Laboratory), Colby B. Jensen (Idaho National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (Idaho National Laboratory)
A Novel In-situ Creep Capsule Design for the Versatile Test Reactor
Dulus Owen (Purdue University), Maria A. Okuniewski (Purdue University)
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