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The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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October 31–November 4, 2027
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
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Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Greg Wallace (MIT)
Staff Producer:
David Strutz (American Nuclear Society)
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Virtual engineering environment
Douglas Bishop (PPPL), Peter Dugan (PPPL)
Paper
Design and Analysis of NSTX-U1A Poloidal Field Coil Support
Arthur Brooks, Mark Smith (PPPL), Jamie Hennessey, Thomas Willard, Douglas Bishop, Fredrick Simmonds, Ian Kunsch, James Sturges, Peter Titus, Han Zhang, Wenping Wang
Reference
Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees)
Mechanical design challenges for a high field side LH launcher
S. J. Wukitch, R. Vieira, William Kalb (MIT), J. Doody, R. Leccacorvi, C. Murphy, A. Seltzman
Characterization of Mode I Fatigue Delamination of CTD-425/S-Glass Composite for the Qualification of the NSTX-U Toroidal field inner bundle
Mark Pauley (PPPL), Yuhu Zhai, Peter Titus, Stephan Jurczynski, Richard Burke, Mojtaba Safabakhsh, Charles Neumeyer
Reconfiguration of an electrothermal arc source for in-situ PMI studies
E. G. Lindquist (University of Tennessee/ORNL), T. E. Gebhart, D. Elliott, Z. He, N. Kafle, C. D. Smith, C. E. Thomas, S. J. Zinkle, T. M. Biewer
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