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Radiation Protection & Shielding
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.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Ales Necas (TAE)
Staff Producer:
David Strutz (American Nuclear Society)
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MTF at General Fusion
Michel Georges Laberge (General Fusion)
Paper
First Light Fusion: Solving the Problem of Fusion Power with the Simplest Machine Possible
Jamie Darling (First Light Fusion Ltd), Paul Holligan, Luis Sebastian Caballero Bendixsen, Tom Clayson, Oli Hall, Simon Hall, James Parkin, Hugo Doyle, Nick Hawker
SHINE: A commercial approach to solving the big challenges with nuclear technology
Greg Piefer (SHINE Medical Techologies LLC)
A faster route to fusion power: The high field spherical tokamak with high temperature superconducting magnets
David Kingham (Tokamak Energy Ltd)
Research and development needs of sustained spheromak configuration for fusion energy applications
Derek A. Sutherland (CTFusion, LLC)
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