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Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
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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
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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