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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.
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
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair:
Oleg Zikanov (Univ Michigan)
Staff Producer:
Janice Lindegard (American Nuclear Society)
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Current results on liquid metal research at the University of Illinois
Charles Kessel, Guizhong Zuo, Davide Curreli, Daniel Edward Andruczyk (University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign), David Neil Ruzic, Alfonso de Castro Calles, Matthew Szott, Cody Moynihan, Steven Stemmley, Daniel O'Dea, Andrew Shone, Rabel Rizkallah, Jiansheng Hu, Rajesh Maingi
Paper
Numerical modeling for flowing liquid lithium in 3D printed divertor heat shields
Rajesh Maingi, Andrei Khodak (PPPL)
Measuring the depth of a thin-film liquid metal flow
Peter Ireland, Peter Buxton, Jack Nicholas, Naomi Thoitu Mburu (University of Oxford)
A review of enhanced heat and particle transport in liquid metals by JxB forced convection
Hailin Bi, Yoshi Hirooka (Chubu Daigaku)
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