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Accelerator Applications
The division was organized to promote the advancement of knowledge of the use of particle accelerator technologies for nuclear and other applications. It focuses on production of neutrons and other particles, utilization of these particles for scientific or industrial purposes, such as the production or destruction of radionuclides significant to energy, medicine, defense or other endeavors, as well as imaging and diagnostics.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 12
Session Chair:
Travis W. Knight
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
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Subcritical Test Assembly -- Senior Design Project
1:00–1:20PM EST
Daniel Racz (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas Branam (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Gabriel Lentchner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sophia Hitson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sinan Zhang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Event Sequence Analysis to Support a Full Scope Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Framework for the PULSTAR Research Reactor
1:20–1:40PM EST
Maddison Barber (NCSU), May Wells (NCSU), Alex Chaisson (NCSU), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — NCSU Student Presentation
Cask Design and Offline Processing of Fuel Salt via Fluorination and Impurity Absorption for MSR Nuclear Waste (COFFIN)
1:40–2:00PM EST
Gracie Eccleston (Georgia Tech), Jana Shade (Georgia Tech), Zach Welchel (Georgia Tech), Caryanne Wilson (Georgia Tech)
Design Optimization of an Organic-Cooled Light-Water-Moderated Micro-Reactor for Electricity and Hydrogen Generation
2:00–2:20PM EST
Assil Halimi (MIT), Gyutae Park (MIT), Isabel Naranjo De Candido (MIT), Loukas Carayannopoulos (MIT)
Large-Area Plasma-Liquid Reactors for Water Purification in Space
2:20–2:40PM EST
Sean M. Peyres (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Jasmine Dinari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Matt Koska (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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