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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.
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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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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Joseph Petrella (PPPL)
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (American Nuclear Society)
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3D transient CFD simulation of an in-vessel loss-of-coolant accident in the EU DEMO fusion reactor
Andrea Zappatore (Politecnico di Torino), Antonio Froio (Politecnico di Torino), Roberto Zanino, Gandolfo Alessandro Spagnuolo (PPPT Department, EUROfusion Consortium)
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Tritium trapping in soil immersed in tritiated water
Kazunari Katayama (Kyushu University), Daiki Ishii, Yuji Hatano, Akira Taguchi
Impact of off-site tritium hazard evaluations on the design and regulation of commercial tokamak DT fusion devices
Robert Patrick White (MIT)
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