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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) 2020 Virtual Meeting
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Sergey Smolentsev (UCLA)
Staff Producer:
Mary Tong (American Nuclear Society)
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Anomalous fluctuations in pipes and ducts in strong magnetic fields
Oleg Zikanov (UMich Dearborn), Ivan Belyaev, Yaroslav Listratov, Ruslan Akhmedagaev
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Implementation of a system-level magnetohydrodynamic model in the GETTHEM code for the analysis of the EU DEMO WCLL Breeding Blanket
Roberto Zanino, Gandolfo Alessandro Spagnuolo, Laura Savoldi, Alessandro Del Nevo, Andrea Batti, Antonio Froio (Politecnico di Torino)
Tritium handling in the lithium lead breeder of DEMO reactor
Serena Bassini, Alessandro Venturini, Fabio Di Fonzo, Luigi Candido, Marco Utili (ENEA)
Curved, flowing meter-long liquid metal walls and ceilings controlled by electromagnetic and centrifugal forces
Ruben R. Diaz-Pacheco, Seyyed H.M. Mirhoseini, Francesco Volpe (Renaissance Fusion)
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