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This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Thursday, November 17, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Geoff A. Freeze (Sandia)
Alternate Chair:
Tim Gunter (US DOE)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Geoscientific Investigations Underpinning the Safety Assessment of Deep Borehole Disposal
1:00–1:20PM MST
Dirk Mallants (CSIRO), Julien Bourdet (CSIRO), Michael Camilleri (CSIRO), Punjehl Crane (CSIRO), Claudio Delle Piane (CSIRO), Alec Deslandes (CSIRO), Dave Dewhurst (CSIRO), Christian Doblin (CSIRO), Hans-Joachim Engelhardt (BGE-Technology), Lionel Esteban (CSIRO), Ema Frery (CSIRO), Christoph Gerber (CSIRO), Matthew Josh (CSIRO), Uli Kelka (CSIRO), Manoj Khanal (CSIRO), Laurent Langhi (CSIRO), Kaveh Sookhak Lari (CSIRO), Thomas Poulet (CSIRO), Matthias Raiber (CSIRO), Regina Sander (CSIRO), Mustafa Sari (CSIRO), Joel Sarout (CSIRO), Peter Schaubs (CSIRO), Heather Sheldon (CSIRO), Baotang Shen (CSIRO), Jingyu Shi (CSIRO), Julian Strand (CSIRO), Axel Suckow (CSIRO), Tilman Fisher (BGE-Technology), Cornelia Wilske (CSIRO), Junfang Zhang (CSIRO)
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The Role of Environmental Tracers for Underpinning the Safety of Deep Borehole Disposal
1:20–1:40PM MST
Axel Suckow (CSIRO), Dirk Mallants (CSIRO), Christoph Gerber (CSIRO), Cornelia Wilske (CSIRO)
Towards the Safety Cases for Deep-Vertical Borehole Disposal of High-Level Waste: A Modelling Study
1:40–2:00PM MST
Karl P. Travis (Univ. Sheffield), Charles Lord (Univ. Sheffield), Luke Golding (Univ. Sheffield), Adam Squires (Univ. Sheffield), Fergus G.F. Gibb (Univ. Sheffield), David Burley (Univ. Sheffield)
Progress Toward a Deep Borehole Field Test
2:00–2:20PM MST
Geoff Freeze (Sandia), John Phalen (CSIRO), Dirk Mallants (CSIRO), David Sassani (Sandia)
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