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Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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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Fires extinguished at Chernobyl following drone strike
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has finally gained full control over a blaze that started February 14 after a drone struck the protective dome over the destroyed reactor from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant accident.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 1
Session Chair:
Igor Jovanovic
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kenan Unlu
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Database Construction for Nuclear Heating Calculations
1:00–1:20PM MST
Roberto E. Fairhurst-Agosta (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Feasibility of 225Ac and 227Th Production and Fast Neutron Utilization in a Versatile Thorium Target System
1:20–1:40PM MST
Kwangho Ju (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Hot Surface Ion Source Experiments at the University of Missouri Research Reactor
1:40–2:00PM MST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri), J. David Robertson (Univ. Missouri)
Ce(IV) Stabilization in Tris-Chelate Homoleptic Complexes: Building Blocks for Probing Energy-Degeneracy-Driven Covalency in f-Elements Through Odd Oxidation States
2:00–2:20PM MST
Felipe A. Pereiro (Colorado School of Mines), Shane Galley (Colorado School of Mines), Mark R. Antonio (Colorado School of Mines), Daniel J. Burrill (LANL), Ping Yang (LANL), Enrique Batista (LANL), Stosh Kozimor (LANL), Jenifer C. Shafer (Colorado School of Mines)
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