ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Young Members Group
The Young Members Group works to encourage and enable all young professional members to be actively involved in the efforts and endeavors of the Society at all levels (Professional Divisions, ANS Governance, Local Sections, etc.) as they transition from the role of a student to the role of a professional. It sponsors non-technical workshops and meetings that provide professional development and networking opportunities for young professionals, collaborates with other Divisions and Groups in developing technical and non-technical content for topical and national meetings, encourages its members to participate in the activities of the Groups and Divisions that are closely related to their professional interests as well as in their local sections, introduces young members to the rules and governance structure of the Society, and nominates young professionals for awards and leadership opportunities available to members.
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Dec 2024
Jul 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
January 2025
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
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.
Suk-Kwon Kim et al.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 60 | Number 1 | July 2011 | Pages 161-164
ITER Systems | Proceedings of the Nineteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) (Part 1) | doi.org/10.13182/FST11-A12345
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Korean standard mockups with beryllium tile were fabricated to perform the high heat flux test for the qualification test of ITER blanket first wall. These mockups include the 80 mm × 80 mm beryllium armor tiles joined to the CuCrZr heat sink with stainless steel cooling tubes by HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressing) technology. The high heat flux tests were performed in the Korea heat load test facility (KoHLT-1) with the averaged surface heat flux of 1.25 MW/m2 by using a graphite heater. Preliminary thermal and mechanical analyses were carried out to simulate the test conditions and to determine the number of cycles for the fatigue lifetime of the mockups. In our KoHLT-1 facility, the normal heat cycle was based on an expected heat flux of 1.25 MW/m2, and each mockup had to endure the 1,000 normal heat cycles in this heat flux in accordance with the mechanical simulation. In the cyclic heat flux tests, the maximum surface temperature of the beryllium tiles was controlled below 400 °C. As a result of these high heat flux tests with the acceptance criteria of the ITER blanket first wall, the manufacturing technologies of the Korean standard mockups will be utilized to develop the tokamak blanket for the international qualification procedure.